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

L4X 2W1

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:

SOLIDARITY PICKET WITH CADILLAC FAIRVIEW WORKERS:

For many long months the workers employed at the TD Centre in Toronto by the property management company Cadillac Fairview have been locked out. The workers are represented by Local 2300 of the CEP Union of Canada. As the following from the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) says there will be an information picket this Saturday at the Toronto Eaton Centre. If you live down Toronto way consider coming out and lending a hand.

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SATURDAY: Info Picket at Yonge & Dundas for Locked out Workers – CF61‏:
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**All Out – Info Picket for Locked out Workers – CF 61Yonge & Dundas**

Toronto Eaton Centre

Saturday December 19th

12 noon to 2 p.m.

*This past summer, Cadillac Fairview - a multi million dollar company, locked out 61 workers. Some of these folks had 20 years of service or more at the workplace but that did not stop the employer from then firing them all a month later.

Since that time, the workers - also known as the CF 61, have been standing strong and holding the picket line out front of their workplace at the Toronto Dominion Centre.

Now, Cadillac Fairview has gone even further to target these workers by forcing their picket tent to be torn down in the freezing cold of winter.

Join workers, labour, allies, supporters, students and community this Saturday December 19th at 12 noon to 2 p.m. to take this struggle to the heart of Cadillac Fairview’s empire – the Toronto Eaton Centre.

Let Toronto shoppers know that these workers have been tossed to the curb by the biggest Scrooge of them all – the corporate bosses at Cadillac Fairview and we are not going to put up with it!!!

Bring noisemakers, banners, placards, flags etc...

For more information, contact the Support Committee for CF61 at 416-529-9600

CANADIAN LABOUR-TORONTO:

SUPPORT CADILLAC FAIRVIEW WORKERS:

Another day, another last minute appeal. The following appeal for picket line solidarity with the locked out workers at the TD Centre in downtown Toronto comes from the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP). These workers who have been locked out by their employer Cadillac Fairview are members of the CEP Union Local 2003. They have also set up a strike solidarity page on Facebook, and are asking people to participate in a boycott of TD malls (see the Facebook page).

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TODAY: Call out for Picket Line Support - Friday December 4th:‏

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*Call out for Picket Line Support *

*Friday December 4th 4.30 to 5.30 p.m. *

*Support the CF61*

*Toronto Dominion Centre - Bay & Wellington (south of King)

*This picket line support is being called to join the locked out CEP members- the Cadillac Fairview 61 (CF61). These 61 workers were locked out by their employer, Cadillac Fairview, this past June. This happened after months of trying to reach a new collective agreement with the employer.Workers and their union were fighting off major concessions, including layoffs and workers having to re-apply for their very own jobs.