CANADIAN LABOUR- SASKATCHEWAN:

RALLY AGAINST BILL 80:

Bill 80 is a proposed bill now before the Saskatchewan Legislature that would gut the right to collective bargaining for construction workers in that province. The governing 'Saskatchewan Party' (read Conservatives in drag ) have introduced legislation that would basically allow employers to chose which union would represent "their" workers. Tomorrow there will be a rally at the Regina legislative building to oppose this attack on Saskatchewan construction workers. Here's the story from the CEP Union Blog.

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Rally Against Bill 80

There will be a rally against Bill 80 on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at noon at the Saskatchewan Legislative building 2405 Legislative Drive Regina.

If you can not make the rally you can show your support in a number of other ways.

Join the face book group.

" kill bill 80 "


A petition out side of face book

Stop Bill 80's Amendments to the — Construction Industry Labour Relations Act

Find out more information at the Say No to Bill 80 Website

If you're a CEP member ask why would CEP support such a bill?

CANADIAN LABOUR-TORONTO:

SUPPORT THE CADILLAC FAIRVIEW 61:

Workers at the Toronto Dominion Centre in downtown Toronto, represented by CEP Union Local 2003, have been locked out by their employer since last July 14. Molly last commented on this issue lst December (see here). There is a good recent background article on this struggle here at Rabble.ca. There is also a petition in support of the 'CF61'. The text is given below, courtesy of the CEP Union Blog. To sign this petition please go to this link.

You can also donate to the locked out workers via the following address:

CF61 Hardship Fund

c/o Larry Lynch

Business Manager

CEP Local 2003

105- 2065 Dundas St. East

Mississauga, ON

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Here's the petition.

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Support CEP Local 2003
Category: Employment
Region: Canada
Target: Cadillac Fairview Corporation
Background (Preamble):
Please if you have a moment, drop by the picket line that CEP Local 2003 has set up surrounding all of the TD Centre on Wellington, King and one street to the south of Wellington.You can find more information at: http://www.xpdnc.com/files/tdc09/generalpubliccommuniquejune15.pdf

or

http://therealcfnews.blogspot.com

or face book group

http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=9302&uid=104383668872#/group.php?gid=104383668872

or

http://www.cepunion.blogspot.com

Sending an e-mail to ask Peter Sharpe what happened to the Company Policy on Social Responsibility?

Mr. Sharpe can be reached at SharpeP@cadillacfairview.com .
Petition:
Dear Mr Peter Sharpe

President & Chief Executive Officer

Cadillac Fairview Corporation

I am writing to let you know of my disgust at how Cadillac Fairview Corporation (CFC) is attempting to gut the collective agreement with the Communication Energy and Paperworkers Local 2003. It would seem that CFC is taking advantage of worker uncertainty and insecurity to lower the terms and the conditions of work. One would normally expect this of a Corporation but CFC is wholly owned by the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan. To make matter even worst the last fiscal year was the most profitable with CFC making almost a billion dollars in profit. This is a far cry from a number of other corporations and industries that have been asking for government bail outs.

For the sake of the employees many who have over 20 years service and are response for your continued profitability; I would encourage you, CFC to get back to the bargain table with CEP Local 2003 and bargain in good faith.

Sincerely

CANADIAN LABOUR-TORONTO:

CAW SLAMS ONTARIO GOVERNMENT OVER LACK OF PUBLIC INQUIRY:

Molly has reported before (here and here) about the deaths of four construction workers in Toronto on Christmas Eve. Despite the many troubling aspects of this scaffold collapse the government of Ontario has decided not to hold a public inquiry about the incident. The following, from the website of the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW), tells how labour has reacted to this apparent unconcern for workplace safety. Molly became aware of this statement via the CEP Union Blog.

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CAW Blasts Labour Minister After Refusing Public Inquiry into Construction Worker Deaths:
January 7, 2010, 4:04 PM EST
CAW President Ken Lewenza is calling on the Ontario government to reverse its decision not to hold a full public inquiry into the deaths of four Toronto construction workers on Christmas Eve, following a statement today by Ontario Minister of Labour Peter Fonseca that no public inquiry would take place. Lewenza called this decision "shameful."

"The government of Ontario must respond responsibly and hold a public inquiry into both the accident and the factors that allowed it to happen," said Lewenza, reiterating earlier calls by labour leaders for a public inquiry. "There should be no excuse for such an accident to happen, after years of improvements to health and safety standards and legislation. Even the strongest of legislation will not protect workers if they are unaware of their rights or unable to exercise them and I fear this was the case."

Lewenza expressed grave concerns that the workers were uninformed on their right to refuse unsafe work, a fundamental right under the province's health and safety legislation.

In a letter to Premier Dalton McGuinty, Lewenza urged that a public inquiry must also reveal how common the disregard for basic safety rules actually is in the non-unionized construction industry, the same industry where many new Canadians find themselves working.

"There are a number of systemic issues which led to the circumstances of this tragic accident and the terrible disregard for human life," said Lewenza, "and they must be thoroughly investigated in a transparent and publicly accountable manner."

CANADIAN LABOUR:

MORE ON SECURITY

ASSAULTS ON REPORTERS IN TORONTO:

A couple of days ago Molly reported here on assaults on the part of Olympic security in Toronto. The victims were two reporters from the Toronto Sun. According to the following article from said newspaper the assault against these two people followed upon a previous assault against a photographer from the Canadian Press. The union representing the two Sun reporters (CEP Union Local 87-M) continues to press for charges to be laid against the assailants. So far the employers of those assaulted, the Sun and the Canadian Press, have been quiet about the matter. To watch for future developments stay tuned to the CEP Union Blog. Here's the update from the Toronto Sun on what was presented here before.

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Sun man roughed up:
Hospitalized after incident with cops
By CHRIS DOUCETTE AND BRETT CLARKSON, TORONTO SUN
NEWMARKET -- Hundreds of people lined the streets to watch what was supposed to be a peaceful passing of the Olympic flame yesterday.

But supporters of the Vancouver 2010 torch relay were instead left stunned as they watched security staff manhandle two members of the media, one of whom, a Sun reporter, had to be hospitalized with a head injury.

Not only that, but earlier in the day, a Canadian Press photographer was also banged up by cops in downtown Toronto as he tried to shoot pictures of the torch.

Ian Robertson, a 22-year Sun newsman, was filming video of shooting victim Louise Russo's torch relay along Davis Dr. when an RCMP officer wearing an Olympic uniform grabbed him, causing him to fall.

"It was absolutely overzealous and uncalled for," Robertson said last night.
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Robertson, 61, had no idea the security officer, in his Olympic garb, was a cop. "He never identified himself, so I had no idea who he was," Robertson said. "He was just a guy in a track suit."

As he was being forced off the road, Robertson twisted in an effort to break loose from the unknown man's clutches.

"I was telling him to take his hands off of me, that this was unnecessary," Robertson said. "That's when I stumbled and fell backwards."

Sun photographer Dave Thomas was also pushed several times but he was not injured.

Four other Sun staffers have since come forward with similar complaints about torch security staff. York Regional Police say they are investigating what happened to Robertson.

The mild-mannered Robertson was fitted with a neckbrace, put on a stretcher and taken by ambulance to Newmarket hospital after the shoving incident. Afterward, he was clearly dazed and had difficulty speaking.

"We're appalled by what appears to be an unprovoked and unwarranted assault on one of our journalists who was simply doing his job," said Sun interim editor-in-chief James Wallace.
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The "police-state goon tactics" was totally uncalled for at what was supposed to be a feel-good event with obvious media interest, said Brad Honywill, president of Local 87-M of the Communications, Energy, and Paperworkers Union of Canada, which represents Sun journalists.

Honywill wants criminal charges laid against the officers involved.

Earlier in the day, Canadian Press photographer Frank Gunn was also on the receiving end of police aggression when officers apparently took issue with him trying to photograph the torch near Front and Church Sts.

Gunn was grabbed on the shoulder by one cop, ran into by at least one more bike cop, and then surrounded by eight or nine officers on bikes. Gunn said he was crouched on the ground, about three metres away from the torch when it was lit, and was clearly identifiable as a journalist with his cameras and torch-relay credentials when the police turned aggressive on him.
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"They certainly appeared to be overbearing," said Gunn, a 25-year news photographer. "They fail to recognize that this is supposed to be a free and open event. They turned it into a very closed and aggressive event."

But from the RCMP, the police measures were "appropriate."

RCMP Staff-Sgt. Mike Cote, a spokesman for the V2010 Integrated Security Unit, defended the security detail's actions and said they have done nothing wrong.

"The security team is responsible for the safety and security of the torchbearers and the torch at all times," Cote said. "As a result, (they) will not let anyone other than the torchbearers and the flame attendants into the secure perimeter."

Based on reports from the torch security team, Cote claims Robertson was warned twice before being physically removed from the area. ( Like they "warned" the Polish immigrant who was tasered to death the other year at Vancouver Airport I presume-Molly )

However, he couldn't explain how the media are supposed to know where that area begins and ends.

CANADIAN LABOUR-BC:

MORE ON SELF MANAGEMENT IN THE MOUNTAINS:

Since Molly last reported on the potential employee buyout of the Eurocan pulp and paper mill in Terrace BC more has happened on that front. Here is the latest news from the Terrace Standard. A big thanks to the excellent CEP Union Blog for tweaking Molly to this story.

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Sawmill, licences could be sold:
WEST FRASER is offering to sell its Skeena Sawmills plant in Terrace and its wood tenure in the region along with its Eurocan pulp and paper mill in Kitimat, says a company official.

Speaking last week, company senior vice president Wayne Clogg said the potential sale of the sawmill and tenure could take place if a legitimate buyer for Eurocan is found.

And that’s based on the tenure and sawmill providing a secure fibre supply that would then help move the pulp mill sale along, he said.

West Fraser announced the end of October it was closing Eurocan the end of January after an extensive study determined there was no way to salvage the money-losing proposition.

“We did a lot of work on the economics of Eurocan,” said Clogg. “We have not had an active sales program because we don’t believe it’s a viable business.

“But if a legitimate buyer can be found and has the confidence to buy the mill, we’ll work with them and be cooperative.

“All we’re saying that if the Terrace mill and tenure can be part of a package, we’re not going to stand in the way and we’ll look at the whole package,” said Clogg.

The Terrace sawmill has not operated, save for periods of time to chip whole logs for Eurocan, since a labour dispute between companies and the Steelworkers union ended in October 2007.
There’s also been very little activity on the one tree farm licence, which is south of Terrace and two forest licences in the past several years.

“Even when we were chipping whole logs at Skeena Sawmills, we were buying logs on the open market,” said Clogg.

But he did add that Skeena Sawmills would play an important role in providing fibre to Eurocan.

Approximately 100,000 cubic metres has been coming off West Fraser’s Tree Farm Licence 41 and far less off its two forest licences, one of which is located within the Kitimat municipal boundaries and the other in the Nass Timber Supply Area.

“Most of the fibre for Eurocan comes from mills to the east, such as the one at Fraser Lake,” said Clogg.

If a package deal does not come together, Clogg said there are no immediate plans to dismantle the Skeena Sawmills plant. “It could still make lumber and it could still supply chips and we’re going to see what kind of outcome comes out of Kitimat,” said Clogg.

He did acknowledge that having Skeena Sawmills in a mothballed state could not go on forever.

“But as I point out with our other mills, the market for lumber in America is 50 per cent of what it was. And there are many, many mills across the province and country that are closed down and will stay that way until we see lumber improve,” Clogg continued.

In the meantime, Eurocan’s unionized workers are moving forward to determine if an employee purchase of the mill makes sense.

The two locals of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada at Eurocan each voted in favour of the idea by more than 90 per cent.

A feasibility study group has met with Janine North, CEO of the Northern Development Initiative Trust, who in turn recommended someone who could do the study and who then offered suggestions on where to find government grant options to pay for the work.

The union can put up $100,000, says union official Mary Murphy, but will apply for a series of grants. She confirmed that a reputable firm has come forward to back the union financially, alongside the District of Kitimat and the Kitimat Chamber of Commerce.

“The study will get underway as soon as we select the person to conduct it,” said Murphy.

“There may need to be some changes to the way operates, but I believe it can be viable.”

Murphy said time is of the essence because the mill’s shutdown is now less than six weeks away.

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MOLLY COMMENT:

As regular readers os this blog will certainly be aware I am very much in favour of such employee buyouts. There are, however, certain caveats to this. The first is that I think that the idea of employee ownership should become much more prominent, especially as its most common presentation is in a crisis situation where management has already run a company near to bankruptcy. While "buying cheap" may be the best option for a private investor as the price is at its lowest it is not necessarily the best time for people who have a financial gun at their heads- potential unemployment- to jump in. It gives an incentive to the present owners to inflate the price of the assets.

The second caveat is how the new enterprise should be organized. The idea of a producers' cooperative is, in my opinion, optimum. Where the resulting new enterprise is organized as a limited partnership it presents the temptation to sell out for temporary advantage at times of apparent prosperity. This is what happened here in Manitoba at Pine Falls where the previous worker-owned mill sold out to Tembec back in the 90s. The results were great, I guess, for anyone due to retire in a few years but not so good for those who hoped to work for many years more. On the other hand when other partners such as municipal councils (both in BC and here) or First Nations (as in Pine Falls Manitoba) are involved in the purchase then a limited partnership would obviously be the only way to proceed. Whether it would be possible to have a producers' coop act as the agent for the workers in a holding company position is something that is more than slightly beyond my legal expertise, but it is a solution that comes to mind. If a company is purchased, either outright by a producers' coop or by such in partnership with others, then due care and attention must be paid to the matter of pensions, to reduce the potential friction between older and younger workers. To say the least any pension moneys must be placed in accounts that can survive the dissolution of the original enterprise.

The third caveat that comes to my mind is the incredible cost of the preliminaries. Here in Manitoba the provincial government has determined to throw over a million dollars at studying what should be done with the Pine Falls plant. Personally I am not a great fan of "consultants". In a functioning business the best that can be hoped from the majority of consultants is that they merely take their inflated prices for nothing and do the minimum harm ie that none of their suggestions are taken and have to be undone at great cost in the future. It's very rare that consultants are hired who actually know anything about the business that they presume to put in order. Accountants come far cheaper. That being said, if anyone wishing to hire any "consultant" for the pulp and paper industry needs a piece of advise it would be this. Make sure that said "consultant" speaks Mandarin. If Canada's pulp and paper industry suffers from anything it is that, like the lumber industry in general, it is tied into present markets where buyers in the USA have a death grip on the market prices courtesy of the US government.

All that being said I am still very much in favour of such buyouts, as the obvious path to what I consider a humane cooperative socialism. It is just that they are not a universal panacea, and they have their difficulties.

CANADIAN LABOUR-SASKATCHEWAN:

AGAINST BILL 80:

Out Saskatchewan way (Molly's childhood stomping grounds) citizens and workers have been fighting hard against 'Bill 80', a measure proposed by the right wing Saskatchewan Party to supposedly liberalize union representation in the province. What the bill actually does is make it extremely difficult to organize real trade unions while opening the door to 'bosses' unions' such as the CLAC (think 'unions' under fascism or communism ). Here's a story from the Saskatoon Star Phoenix about just how determined the government is to push this bill through.

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Bill 80 will pass, Norris tells crowd:
The Star Phoenix November 28, 2009
A controversial construction labour bill that critics say exposes the Saskatchewan Party's anti-union bias will be passed one way or another, says Advanced Education, Employment and Labour Minister Rob Norris.

Norris spoke to a North Saskatoon Business Association luncheon crowd (no doubt a very sympathetic crowd-Molly )of more than 200 people Friday at the Saskatoon Inn.

"Bill 80 is a priority for this government. This bill is going to pass," Norris said.

He said the bill will ensure a more "competitive" construction industry in the province and give employees more choice.

Norris notes credible unions such as the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers favour the bill. ( See Molly Note )

The NDP Opposition sparred with the government this week over the issue, and groups such as the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour say it will weaken the power of workers.

The bill would allow new unions into Saskatchewan's construction industry and permit wall-to-wall certifications of a job site instead of having all unionized construction workers belong to the craft union associated with their trade.

The government had hoped the bill would pass next week, but due to a lack of agreement between the parties, it likely won't pass until the end of the spring sitting in May 2010.

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MOLLY NOTE:

It seems to be true that one representative of the CEP Union did indeed speak in favour of the Bill at a public hearing. Once more, as Molly has remarked before on this blog, all the better to never let speakers up to say anything when they are drunk. How "solid" this support is can be judged from the CEP website where there is not a single mention any such support. Can you say "red faces" ? If there is any such support within the union it has its opposition within the union as the following petition, courtesy of the CEP Union Blog, makes plain. Look it over and sign it if you'd like. The address is given above under "petition".

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Stop Bill 80's Amendments to the Construction Industry Labour Relations Act
Category: Employment
Region: Canada
Target: Saskatchewan Party
Web site: http://www.cepunion.blogspot.com/
Background (Preamble):
On March 10, 2009 the Saskatchewan Party Government Minister of Advanced Education, Employment and Labour Rob Norris tabled amendments to the Construction Industry Labour Relations Act.“Assistant Deputy Minister Mike Carr confirmed in a stakeholder briefing that the construction and other unions in Saskatchewan did not ask for this and that none were consulted prior to its introduction. The government says it’s about so-called freedom of choice for employers and employees.

We say it is about opening the door to certain employer-dominated unions to do wall-to-wall certifications of construction projects,”says SFL President Larry Hubich. Trades unions have long argued that wall-to-wall certifications, rather than the current system of certifying on a craft basis, will lead to deskilling and lower wages. The amendments also remove ‘maintenance’ from the definition of construction industry, which means a significant portion of unionized construction work will no longer be covered by the Act.

“Once again, the government is gutting legislation that affects thousands of workers without consulting them in advance. We saw this with last year’s essential services legislation and the amendments to the Trade Union Act. Now they’re doing it with the construction trades.

This government is obviously intent on breaking unions in every sector,” says Hubich.“It makes no sense to change the way in which construction workers are certified: the government’s own numbers show that despite the giant boom in construction over the past five years, that the unionization rate has remained the same. The system works for the trades union members because they are assured of a collective agreement and it works for employers, who are provided with skilled labour out of the union hiring hall.

The Petition:
"The amendments purposed under Bill 80 to the Construction Industry Labour Relations Act are unjust and unnecessary. That the present system has worked fine with over 17 years with a work disruption. That the Saskatchewan Party Minister of Government Minister of Advanced Education, Employment and Labour Rob Norris stop the amendments to the Construction Industry Labour Relations Act as purposed under Bill 80."

CANADIAN LABOUR-KITIMAT/TERRACE BC:

SELF MANAGEMENT IN THE MOUNTAINS ?

Now here's an encouraging piece of news, fresh in from the Terrace Standard out BC way. The Eurocan West Fraser pulp and paper mill out there was due to close down at the end of the month/year. Rather than meekly accept the result the workers involved, represented by the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP Union) held a vote, and 91% of the workers involved in one local supported the idea of buying out the plant and operating it as a producers' cooperative. According to the article they have the enthusiastic support of local municipal councillors and at least the half-hearted approval of the provincial government. The CEP union is one Canadian union that is quite supportive of such initiatives, and their buyout of the CHEK TV station in Victoria BC has recently been approved by the CRTC (November 9). That purchase was, admittedly, a rather mixed affair, involving not just the station employees but an unnamed "consortium" of local investors. One can hope that the people in Kitimat/Terrance will see fit to go with either a "pure" producers' co-op or some sort of mixed worker/community ownership. Not that private investment should be totally disavowed, but any such input should purchase either non-voting shares or bonds ie managerial control should not reside in people outside of the workers and the community. The CEP union is quite the creative outfit. besides the official website mentioned above interested people can also follow the actions of the union via the (quite) unofficial CEP Union Blog. See also the website of CEP Union Local 298.

Actions such as these are to be highly commended, with due deference to the financial difficulties that are often involved. They are actually a much more practical way to respond to not just the present economic difficulties but also to the desire of ordinary workers to live a better life in sunnier times. It is actions such as these, not demands for nationalization nor government bailouts, that build the sort of democratic and local (libertarian) socialism that Molly believes in. It is only sad that this sort of thing is usually only undertaken at the worst possible time-one where the firm in question has buggered up its finances up to or beyond the point of no return.

Here's the story.

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UNION FAVOURS PULP MILL PURCHASE:
UNIONIZED WORKERS workers at West Fraser’s Eurocan pulp and kraft paper mill are supporting the idea of buying the operation the company wants to close down the end of next month.

First results from voting earlier this week indicate 91 per cent of the members of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada Local 298 support of the idea, according to a union spokesperson. At press time, results were not yet available for the decision of Local 1127.

Forest minister Pat Bell, in Kitimat Tuesday, said he’s a “big fan of employee-owned business models.”

“The power of employees with their own money invested in an operation is significant,” he said. “I’d never want to bet against someone who, not only is their job on the line, but their house is on the line because they just mortgaged it to invest in the facility.”

“If there’s a future for West Fraser, it is likely under an employee ownership model of some kind.”

Kitimat mayor Joanne Monaghan said that a group was formed in-camera at the Nov. 30 council committee of the whole meeting. The group’s members, from both the union and council, will work together to decide the feasibility of a union buyout of Eurocan.

Councillors Richard McLaren, Randy Halyk as well as district manager Trafford Hall volunteered to be part of the team.

“It is an avenue that needs to be pursued,” said Monaghan.

Kitimat councillors were informed of the idea of a union purchase at their Nov. 23 council meeting by Local 298 president Mary Murphy.

“On November 30th, I’ll be requesting direction and support from my membership for a buyout strategy,” she said. “Both locals will need a huge amount of support in order to make this venture a success.”

Her presentation was followed with applause from the council gallery.

“The closure of Eurocan will have a direct effect on Kitimat, Terrace and everyone in BC,” she said. “CEP National and our local union are continually looking for opportunities in having the mill viable and running. I believe that the mill can be successful, and I’m not the only one.”

Her announcement came on the heels of news that an unnamed Chinese company had expressed interest in the mill.

Provincial forest minister Pat Bell has also told reporters that a company with “fairly large interests in China” is looking at the mill’s financial records.

CANADIAN LABOUR-TORONTO:

SUPPORT LOCKED OUT WORKERS AT THE TD CENTRE:

Since June 14 all maintenance and skilled trades employees at the TD Centre in downtown Toronto have been locked out by their employer, Cadillac Fairview Corporation. Here, from the CEP Union Blog, is the story and a petition you can sign in their support. For background refer to the website of CEP Local 2003.

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GROUP OF 61 ( CEP Local 2003 ) Get Support From Toronto Labour Council
CEP members(and others-Molly ) please remember the group of 61 if your able to show your support one of the ways you can do it is by signing petition. As most of us go back into our regular routine of monthly meetings remember the group of 61.

Full Press Release
Fair settlements for locked out workers

The maintenance and skilled trades employees at the TD Centre have been locked out since June 14. In July, The Cadillac Fairview Corporation announced the mass termination of all 61 workers who are long-term employees with an average of more than 20 years service to the company. These Communications, Energy & Paperworkers Union (CEP) Local 2003 members(http://www.cep.ca/reg_ontario/files/cadillacfairview.html ) have been maintaining a picket line 24 hours per day, seven days per week and are committed to defending their rights and making their employer engage in fair bargaining. Cadillac Fairview has assets of $16 billion dollars and this last fiscal year was the corporation's most lucrative ever with nearly a billion dollars in profit.

For further information:

Ken Marciniec,

Communications Coordinator,

Good Jobs for All Coalition,

communications@goodjobscoalition.ca ,

(416) 803-6066,

www.goodjobsforall.ca ;

or John Cartwright,

President,

Toronto and York Region Labour Council,

(416) 999-5663

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THE PETITION:

Please go to THIS LINK to sign the following petition.

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Dear Mr Peter Sharpe

President & Chief Executive Officer

Cadillac Fairview Corporation

I am writing to let you know of my disgust at how Cadillac Fairview Corporation (CFC) is attempting to gut the collective agreement with the Communication Energy and Paperworkers Local 2003. It would seem that CFC is taking advantage of worker uncertainty and insecurity to lower the terms and the conditions of work. One would normally expect this of a Corporation but CFC is wholly owned by the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan. To make matter even worst the last fiscal year was the most profitable with CFC making almost a billion dollars in profit. This is a far cry from a number of other corporations and industries that have been asking for government bail outs.

For the sake of the employees many who have over 20 years service and are response for your continued profitability; I would encourage you, CFC to get back to the bargain table with CEP Local 2003 and bargain in good faith.

Sincerely