Texada Island, B.C. – USW Local 816 members employed at the Texada Quarrying Ltd. limestone mine are calling out Lafarge management for their insulting actions over the Christmas holiday. Lafarge management have locked out their own employees since October 17, 2016 after the union refused to accept Lafarge’s demand that seniority rights be stripped of […]
PEMBROKE, Ont. – New settlements for workers at two Renfrew County employers will mean a more secure future in 2017, says the United Steelworkers union (USW). Employees at Pemco Inc. have negotiated an agreement that includes a new, union-trusteed multi-employer pension plan, improved wages, vacation and benefits. Workers at Pemco make steel components for the home construction […]
BARRY’S BAY, Ont. – A new collective agreement at Valley Manor in Barry’s Bay will improve stability and guarantee wages and working conditions through to 2019, when redevelopment of the facility is expected to be completed. The agreement, ratified by members of the United Steelworkers union (USW), also provides for improvements in the workers’ pension, […]
The following is a media release from Workers Uniting. If the trade union movement is to truly advance a progressive trade agenda, we must be clear that our current trade agreements, including the recently signed Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the EU (CETA), do not present any kind of model for trade […]
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