Lac-Mégantic train engineer’s firing overturned by arbitrator

Railway didn’t conduct investigation required by collective agreement before firing engineer involved in tragic Quebec train derailment

An arbitrator has overturned the dismissal of the engineer involved in the tragic train derailment disaster in Lac-Mégantic, Que., in 2013 because of the employer railway’s failure to hold a sufficient investigation before terminating his employment as required by the collective agreement.

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