TCRC-T&E ratify four-year agreement with CP

CALGARY, July 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference-Train & Engine (TCRC) have ratified a new four-year agreement.

A five-year agreement was also ratified with CP's Kootenay Valley Railway conductors and locomotive engineers.

"We would like to thank the union leadership of the TCRC for working collaboratively with us to reach a successful agreement during this bargaining process," said Keith Creel, CP President and Chief Executive Officer. "TCRC-represented employees are integral members of the CP family; achieving a four-year agreement provides certainty and stability for not only employees at CP, but for customers, shareholders, and the broader economy."

There are approximately 3,000 conductors and engineers represented by the TCRC.

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These and other factors are detailed from time to time in reports filed by CP with securities regulators in Canada and the United States. Reference should be made to "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Forward-Looking Information" in CP's annual and interim reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Forward looking information is based on current expectations, estimates and projections and it is possible that predictions, forecasts, projections, and other forms of forward-looking information will not be achieved by CP. Except as required by law, CP undertakes no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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SOURCE Canadian Pacific