Canadian Pacific Railway labor talks break down

Canadian Pacific Railway labor talks break down Labor contract negotiations between Canada Pacific Railway and 3,000 Teamster union maintenance workers have broken off, raising the likelihood of a walkout as soon as April 25.
   Government mediators advised the Calgary-based railroad, Canada's second largest, that there was 'no utility' in trying to revive the talks because the two sides were so far apart.
   The four-year contract between the railroad and the union members expired Dec. 31, and the two sides have not met since March 30. A government ordered cooling-off period expires April 25.
   A walkout by the Teamster maintenance workers, who inspect CPR rails, could exacerbate freight delays already mounting from a Canadian National Railway Co. work stoppage by conductors and yard workers that began Feb. 10. CNRC is the nation's largest rail company.
   The maintenance workers are seeking 4 percent-a-year wage increases for the next four years, while CPR is offering 3 percent for each of the first three years and 4 percent in the last year of the contract.