Strike Vote Results (Final)

April 20, 2007

Brothers and Sisters,

As promised here are the results of the secret strike vote taken at CPRail.

Ballots Mailed Out	2,928
Ballots Returned	1,800	61.47%
Total YES	1,435	79.72%
Total NO	359	19.95%
Spoiled	6	0.33%

David Brown and I are continuing to meet with the company in Vancouver. We are planning to work through the weekend to see if a peaceful end to this dispute is possible.

I want to thank all of you for your e-mails, letters and calls of support. They mean a lot during this process and we really do appreciate it. You have our support as well and we are all proud to be given the chance to fight for you and for your rights and privileges.

We managed to break away tonight at around 8:30 and went straight to the lodge 167 meeting. Members of lodge 210 were there as well rounding out the meeting to around 70 or 80 members. Lots of good questions and advice and they seem to have everything in order in case of a job action in the near future.

Monday there will be a meeting of the strike captains for SOSA in Toronto that I am not planning to attend as I hope that we will still be at it out here. JJ will be there and they will be finalizing their plans and strategies, which we are still hoping to avoid having to use.

I know that it is hard for all of you to believe that with the profits that CP has made and with the amount that they are at risk of losing, they would still be willing to force a job action. I have to admit, it amazes me as well.

We hear your instructions with the strike mandate and if necessary we will go that route. But I promise that it will only be as a last resort, if this last attempt at bargaining fails.

Keep the faith, as long as they are willing to keep talking, there is the possibility of a fair settlement.

In solidarity,

Bill Brehl
President
TCRC MWED