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4CMC. Ms. Storms occupied that position in 2005 and she was a key witness for CN at thehearing.[15] CN also has a “Peoples Department” which includes Human Resources and LabourRelations. Although both fall under the same department, they have very distinct functions.Human Resources deals, amongst other, with human rights complaints, while labour relation willdeal with matters arising out of the collective agreement. In 2005, Mary-Jane Morrison was theHuman Resources person in charge of the portfolio for running trade employees in Jasper.b) Running trade employees2010 CHRT 22 (CanLII)[16] As stated earlier, locomotive engineers and Conductors form part of what is identified asthe “running trade employees”. Locomotive engineers operate the engine and Conductors arebasically in charge of all the other aspects pertaining to the movement of a train.[17] Running trade employees either work “road” or “yard”. “Road work” consists ofemployees who will get on a train at a particular terminal and take the train to another terminal.A yard employee would typically work in the yard, switching box cars and making up trains. Theyard employee does not leave the terminal.[18] In terms of hiring, CN tends to hire its running trade employees in large group. Accordingto Ms. Ziemer, CN did a lot of hiring in the seventies and a “little bit” of hiring in the '80s and inthe early '90s. She further added that CN has done “significant hiring” from 2005 straight throughto the end of 2009.[19] In 1996, the percentage of women in the “running trades” was about 3 %. This figure was3.7 % in 2006 and is now around 3.1%.[20] The cost of training a Conductor is around 50,000 to 80,000 dollars. This amount includesthe wages of the employee and of the instructor and also, if necessary, their accommodation.