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As part of the ruling, a federal judge instructed the unions to order workers to “refrain from self help,” and “immediately cease and desist all exhortations and communications encouraging same upon pain of fine, suspension or other sanction” by the unions.
The court order from the judge prohibits any action by workers to fight the railways’ oppressive and dangerous attendance policy.
Workers have voted by an overwhelming margin in favor of strike action against a new punitive attendance policy unilaterally imposed on them by the company.
During ongoing national negotiations, the freight carrier unilaterally introduced a points-based attendance policy that can be used to penalize workers for taking time off to which they are legally entitled.