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| From the Desk of the President |
February 17th, 2010
The months of December/January was a very hectic time with a lot of things happening all at one – the bargaining sessions with Xstrata Nickel, First Nickel, Mystik Services and continuing the process of acquiring building permits to put a shovel in the ground to start building our new home before the lease expires on our current agreement with the Navy League of Canada. |
December 20th, 2009
The long dark winter months are upon us and most of us are preparing for the festive season of Christmas and New Year with its abundance of food, cheers, families and friends. |
September 2nd, 2009
Harassment - There have been many issues lately around the perception of harassment. Here is an overview of the differences that you may encounter. |
June 2009
I would like to thank the membership and leadership for the vote of confidence that you have given me to lead this Union through one of the most difficult periods of our history and of our Union. |
May 2009
This will be my last newsletter, from the President’s desk! And I would be remiss if I didn’t thank all those who supported me in the elections and congratulate all those who ran whether they were successful in assuming a union position, or not. The rank and file has chosen whom they want to lead this Local for the next three years and I respect their decision. |
Day of Mourning
A 58 year old city bus driver strikes out on his last run of the night, carrying a hand full of passengers. An impaired driver blows a stop sign and impacts the bus with such force that the driver is ripped out of his seatbelt and thrown thru the windshield. Despite heroic efforts by the passengers, the driver dies at the scene. He leaves behind a wife & twelve kids. |
March 2009
Since 1986, Investment Canada has allowed more than 1500 foreign takeovers of Canadian companies. Of all of those acquisitions ONLY ONE has ever been disallowed. The proverbial flood gates have been opened a crack, by the lack of enforcement and the tidal wave is quickly gaining strength, first was lay-offs at Xstrata Nickel and now the announced closure of Stelco / US Steel operations (Hamilton & Nanticoke) and the pending lay-offs at Vale Inco. |
February 2009
I wish to extend a sincere welcome to the newly elected members to the Local executive board: Terry McCormick (in his new role as Vice-President), Gord Lamothe & Roy Furlani Jr, (as new Trustee’s) I am confident that each will be an asset to the board and I look forward to working with all three. |
January 2009
I want to say it has been an honor and a privilege to have been elected and to serve three terms as President of the Mine Mill Union, Local 598 of the Canadian Auto Workers. |
Regulations needed to check corporate greed
Prime Minister Stephen Harper promises to cut government taxes on diesel fuel by two cents a litre over four years. |
New National President for CAW
With the retirement of Buzz Hargrove, the National Union held a special convention September 6th in Toronto to install a new president until our three year elections, to be held August 2009 in Quebec City. |
