If you read in the city pages of your newspaper that the president of Heinz had declared he was handing over production of baked beans to Crosse & Blackwell, you might think he was bonkers. A similar response would greet a statement from the boss of Nescafé that he was leaving Maxwell House free to control the instant coffee market.
SUDBURY, Ont. — Workers at international mining giant Vale in Ontario have approved a new labour agreement, ending a year-long strike.
Workers in Sudbury voted 75 per cent in favour of the proposal, while Vale workers in Port Colborne voted 74 per cent in favour of the deal.
The strike at the former Inco Ltd. began on July 13, 2009, and was markedly bitter at times, with the union accusing the Vale of bad faith bargaining and the company taking the union to court over a variety of alleged incidents on the picket lines.
More than 3,100 workers set to vote on deal this week
More than 3,100 workers at Vale operations in Sudbury and Port Colborne will vote on a tentative new contract this week that could end a strike that started almost a year ago.
Local 12R24 & Volunteers Help Fund Leukemia & Lymphoma Research
Ontario (LBOC) - On the last weekend in May, 2,350 Beer Store employees and members of UFCW 12R24 volunteered at 440 Beer Stores across the province to raise $1.065 million dollars for leukemia and lymphoma research.
The first international trade union website using social networking tools – beerworkers.org - is online today. Its launch follows a successful conference last week for trade unionists representing workers in the world’s biggest beer companies: AB InBev, SAB Miller, Heineken and Carlsberg.
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From all of the Executive of the Canadian Brewery Workers Alliance a very Merry Christmas and a Safe,Healthy and Prosperous New Year.
OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire - July 13, 2009) - Ottawa is our nation’s capital and should lead by example. In one way it is lagging behind centres like Los Angeles is in providing a living wage for its workers. SEIU Canada and SEIU Local 2 support the efforts of Ottawa ACORN in fighting for a precedent setting Living Wage Bylaw in the City of Ottawa.
Living Wage Bylaws are powerful municipal tools for ensuring that our tax dollars are used to raise families out of poverty. Those families will then have money to spend locally, thus improving the economy of the city. We have to look at this as not only helping working people gain a fair wage but it will also help stimulate the local economy. Currently, many workers put in full-time hours put are paid part- time wages ($595/ every 2 weeks). This means that more than half of their paycheque is taken up by rent. They’re struggling just to make ends meet and they’re working full-time.
Dear Sisters and Brothers,
please support our brothers and sisters in BCTGM Local 154-G who have been locked out by Kellog’s in a shameful display of corporate greed.
They have 24-7 picket lines so do take the time to walk with them and show your union solidarity. The location is Dundas St. East at Kellog Lane.