VANCOUVER – The decision by Shaw Communications to close its Freedom Mobile call centre in Windsor, Ont., is an unjustified attack on employees, the United Steelworkers (USW) says. Shaw’s decision to move its call centre activity to its operation in Victoria, B.C. will affect over 130 hard-working employees and their families in Windsor. “Freedom and […]
BÉCANCOUR, Que. – Locked-out workers at the ABI aluminum smelter and the entire Mauricie region of Quebec stand to suffer from an odious lockout that might have been prevented had the company’s foreign owners given local plant officials a mandate to settle at the bargaining table. “We realized yesterday that a series of potlines was being […]
BÉCANCOUR, Que. – The United Steelworkers (USW) is denouncing a management decision at the ABI aluminum smelter – made with the consent of co-owners Alcoa and Rio Tinto – to lock out employees at 3 a.m. today without warning. “This is a cavalier act by this company, right after we held out an olive branch and […]
BÉCANCOUR, Que. – Union members employed at the ABI aluminum smelter in Bécancour have voted by a majority of 80.3% to reject the company’s latest contract offer. The overwhelming rejection came during voting held yesterday and today by members of United Steelworkers Local 9700. During a press conference held shortly after the results were announced, Steelworkers […]
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