From Soren.Bech at bcgeu.ca Tue Dec 2 10:55:58 2003 From: Soren.Bech at bcgeu.ca (Bech, Soren) Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 10:55:58 -0800 Subject: [LabComm] Request for assistance... Message-ID: <517DADDBB3EDAF44A2620DCB53689BD6CE0C57@exchange.bcgeu.bc.ca> Hi everyone, I would greatly appreciate your assistance in publishing -- in your paper or on your website -- the attached "public service announcement" encouraging people to buy their Christmas cheer from unionized stores. Thanks in advance for any help you can give! Cheers, Soren Soren Bech BCGEU Communications 604 291-9611 (o) 604 291-1537 (fax) soren.bech at bcgeu.ca www.bcgeu.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Roseanne Moran, College Institute Educators' Association of BC (CIEA) Communications & Policy 400-550 W.6th Ave., Vancouver V5Z 1A1 Phone 604 873-8988 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From PVanHorne at uswa.ca Wed Dec 10 11:03:03 2003 From: PVanHorne at uswa.ca (Van Horne, Pat) Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 14:03:03 -0500 Subject: [LabComm] LAIDLAW DRIVERS JOIN STEELWORKERS Message-ID: <91346DA0CE2D3D4BB91798469DA081E810CF5A@uswa.ca> 10 DECEMBER 2003 LAIDLAW EDUCATION SERVICES DRIVERS JOIN UNITED STEELWORKERS THUNDER BAY, ON - United Steelworkers' Ontario/Atlantic Director Wayne Fraser announced Wednesday that a group of 125 school bus drivers and mechanics, employees of Laidlaw Education Services in Thunder Bay, have been certified as members of the Steelworkers' union. Laidlaw Education Services is part of Laidlaw Inc., and is North America's largest education transportation contractor. Fraser said work can now begin on negotiating a first collective agreement. Another group of Laidlaw drivers and mechanics in Amherst, NS, are also members of the United Steelworkers, who last fall negotiated a new contract containing retroactive wage increases and a further series of increases over three years, along with improvements in working conditions. "These workers do an important job in our communities," Fraser said. "Joining the Steelworkers is a step in building better jobs and more respect." The United Steelworkers represents about 180,000 men and women working in every sector of Canada's economy. -30- CONTACT: Wayne Fraser 416/243-8792; 416/577-4045/623-1749 Herb Daniher (staff representative) 807/345-0371 IF YOU NO LONGER WISH TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE E-MAIL TRANSMISSIONS OF STEELWORKERS' NEWS, PLEASE CONTACT THE WRITER. THANK YOU. From PVanHorne at uswa.ca Fri Dec 12 06:45:53 2003 From: PVanHorne at uswa.ca (Van Horne, Pat) Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 09:45:53 -0500 Subject: [LabComm] APPLICATION FILED TO REPRESENT CN TRACK WORKERS Message-ID: <91346DA0CE2D3D4BB91798469DA081E810CF63@uswa.ca> 12 DECEMBER 2003 UNITED STEELWORKERS APPLY TO REPRESENT CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY (CN) TRACK WORKERS TORONTO - United Steelworkers National Director Lawrence McBrearty announced Friday that, following a card-signing campaign, the union has filed an application for certification with the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) on behalf of about 3,000 employees of the Canadian National Railway Company (CN). The employees maintain and repair CN's track system across Canada. It is now up to the CIRB to determine whether a representation vote will be held. "We feel confident that the CIRB will uphold the choice of the majority of the CN workers who signed Steelworker union cards," McBrearty said, adding that the United Steelworkers already represents CN employees who work as rail traffic controllers. McBrearty said the union expects to file an application soon to also represent track workers at Canadian Pacific Railway (CP). At CP, about 1,500 Steelworker members are crew dispatchers, operators of intermodal terminals, storespersons, accounting centre staff and freight claims adjusters. "We are already a significant player in the transportation sector," said McBrearty. "In the late '90s, our union merged with the 5,000-member, former Canadian section of the Transportation Communications Union. We look forward to welcoming the 3,000 CN workers into our union." The United Steelworkers represents about 180,000 men and women working in every sector of Canada's economy. CN's rail links span the continent. -30- CONTACT: Lawrence McBrearty 416/487-1571; 416/575-2486 IF YOU NO LONGER WISH TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE E-MAIL TRANSMISSIONS OF STEELWORKERS' NEWS, PLEASE CONTACT THE WRITER. THANK YOU. From PVanHorne at uswa.ca Mon Dec 15 06:36:53 2003 From: PVanHorne at uswa.ca (Van Horne, Pat) Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 09:36:53 -0500 Subject: [LabComm] WESTRAY SURVIVOR TO GET $101,000 COMPENSATION Message-ID: <91346DA0CE2D3D4BB91798469DA081E810CF6C@uswa.ca> 15 DECEMBER 2003 UNITED STEELWORKERS WIN COMPENSATION FOR WESTRAY SURVIVOR TORONTO - United Steelworkers National Director Lawrence McBrearty announced Monday that the union has won a compensation claim for a former Westray miner who was so disadvantaged that he was forced to pawn the medal he received for his part in the attempt to rescue the 26 miners killed in the 1992 Westray mine explosion. "The worker, a lifelong miner, had been cut off compensation for post-traumatic stress and had been unable to work," said McBrearty. "He was plagued with thoughts about what he saw underground in the rescue attempt." McBrearty said the union took up his case before the Nova Scotia Compensation Board, which now will pay the worker a total of $101,000 and, beginning in January, he will receive a monthly benefit of $675. The United Steelworkers has been involved with Westray since before the explosion in May, 1992. Workers concerned about safety in the mine were signing Steelworker union cards in the months before the disaster. The union went on to fight for changes to the Criminal Code to make corporate directors and executives criminally accountable for workplace health and safety. Those changes were finally passed into law in November. "The effects of that 1992 explosion continue to be felt by survivors and the men who were involved in the mine rescue," McBrearty said. "Westray is as much a part of the life of our union as it is for them." The United Steelworkers represents about 180,000 men and women working in every sector of Canada's economy. -30- CONTACT: Lawrence McBrearty 416/487-1571; 416/575-2486 IF YOU NO LONGER WISH TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE E-MAIL TRANSMISSIONS OF STEELWORKERS' NEWS, PLEASE CONTACT THE WRITER. THANK YOU. From Debbie_Campbell at bcgeu.bc.ca Thu Dec 11 09:29:12 2003 From: Debbie_Campbell at bcgeu.bc.ca (Campbell, Debbie) Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 09:29:12 -0800 Subject: [LabComm] Labour Dinner Message-ID: <517DADDBB3EDAF44A2620DCB53689BD60153946F@exchange.bcgeu.bc.ca> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Labour Dinner Notice.doc Type: application/msword Size: 30208 bytes Desc: Labour Dinner Notice.doc URL: From PVanHorne at uswa.ca Thu Dec 18 08:34:27 2003 From: PVanHorne at uswa.ca (Van Horne, Pat) Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 11:34:27 -0500 Subject: [LabComm] TALKS SCHEDULED AT RMS TO TRY AND END TWO-AND-A-HALF YEAR STRIKE Message-ID: <91346DA0CE2D3D4BB91798469DA081E810CF7A@uswa.ca> 18 DECEMBER 2003 United Steelworkers and RMS Equipment Company: TALKS SCHEDULED TO TRY AND END TWO-AND-A-HALF-YEAR STRIKE KITCHENER, ON -- Following communication from the United Steelworkers to RMS Equipment Company in Kitchener, talks have been scheduled in an attempt to end a strike that began on May 14, 2001. Collective bargaining will resume with exploratory talks in early February 2004. "We have kept up the pressure on RMS since our members chose to exercise their right to strike," said Steelworkers' Ontario Director Wayne Fraser. "Since the start of this dispute, we have provided support in terms of strike pay and by targeting RMS's corporate parent in the United States. These talks are a result of the pressure we have sustained for over two and half years. We'll keep that pressure on as long as it takes. "We are glad that RMS has responded positively to our request to re-start the talks," Fraser added. "We are ready to try and resolve this dispute. We hope that RMS comes to the table ready to work hard." "Our members in the Kitchener-Waterloo region have stayed strong. Not one has crossed that picket line," said Peter Cook, president of the Steelworkers' Local 80. "I was at the table when bargaining broke off in 2001. I am ready to get back into bargaining." RMS is part of the Pettibone Tire Equipment Group, which is in turn owned by the Chicago-based Heico Companies LLC. The United Steelworkers represents about 180,000 men and women working in every sector of Canada's economy. -30- CONTACT: Wayne Fraser 416/243-8792; 416/577-4045 Jim Harvey (staff representative) 519/836-2461 Garnet Penny (area coordinator) 519/836-2461 Peter Cook 519/897-0643 (cell); 519/743-0488 (home)