November 26, 2010

Our show this week centered around :

• Conservative MP Gerald Keddy's comments about the unemployed
  
• CAW's reaction to Catalina's offer for severance pay
  
• CAW's fight with Comerica Bank to get the money OWED to the Aradco/Aramco Workers.
• Vale's latest attempts to Break the Union.
  
• Vale/Inco Workers continued fight against their employer now getting ugly with the threat of a 25Million dollar lawsuit against the union.
• Labour board hearing on Inco's use of replacement workers postponed.
• USW at Vale/Inco are concerned with the safety aspect of using replacement workers to restart the smelting operations.
  

And here are the stories and links to them that we referenced in our broadcast :

Conservative MP Gerald Keddy is apologizing for referring to some unemployed Haligonians as "no-good bastards."
http://www.cbc.ca/politics/insidepolitics/2009/11/keddy-vs-the-no-good-bastards-alls-well-that-ends-well.html

CAW says Catalina offer too low
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/windsor/story/2009/11/25/windsor-caw-offer.html


CAW Fights Comerica Bank To Get $2.4 Million Owed To Workers Sacked In Plant Closings – 11/24/09
http://www.laborradio.org/node/12413


Vale wants to 'break' union
http://www.thesudburystar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2194124


Vale sues for $25M - Company says it's losing $7 million US a day in production
http://thesudburystar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2192102

Labour board hearing on Inco's use of replacement workers in Sudbury, Ont., postponed
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hY63P-D2eIrbOBWnEer3h7BvW3mg

USW Vale-Inco concerned with safety
http://www.thesudburystar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2192126


WOHIS Health and safety Minute:

Yesterday (25 November) is the UN International Day on the Elimination of Violence
against Women. Violence against women at work is a serious problem. One-third of
women are subjected to violent attacks at some point in their lives. 
Women in many different economic sectors also experience violence in their working
life, including domestic work, manufacturing, agriculture and the hospitality
industry, while sexual harassment remains a serious problem across the spectrum of
employment and in every part of the world.

All workers have the right to a safe and healthy workplace.

For more information on this subject or any health and safety concern, please
contact WOHIS - Windsor Occupational Health Information Service - at 3129 Marentette
Avenue (behind Devonshire Mall) or call us at 519-254-5157.

Available Show for Download (Right click and Save-As):

RIGHT CLICK HERE

November 19, 2010

Our show this week centered around :

• the Aradco Workers fight for their legal right to severance/termination/vacation pay
• the looming strike at Johnson Controls
• Auto Strike in India
• Richest Canadian are still rich despite recession
  

And here are the stories and links to them that we referenced in our broadcast :

Aradco workers continue blockade (CBC)

Former employees of auto-parts plants also force cancellation of parts auction

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/windsor/story/2009/11/17/windsor-auction-storm-091117.html

Aradco and Aramco workers to take the fight to Labour Minister's Mississauga door

http://www.windsorstar.com/news/VIDEO+Nobody+coming+this+place/2241745/story.html?tab=VID

Johnson Controls Faces Strike at Plant for Chrysler (Bloomberg.com)
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601082&sid=azOWFP6NRSrg

India’s strike, riots become fatal for auto parts outsourcing (Bloomberg.com) http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/features/investors-guide/Indias-strike-riots-become-fatal-for-auto-parts-outsourcing/articleshow/5234128.cms

Strikes Roil India Auto Sector (Wall Street Journal)                         http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125604570010196419.html

Canada's richest people still rich despite recession. (CanWest News)

http://www.canada.com/Canada+richest+people+still+rich+despite+recession/2242137/story.html

Available Show for Download (Right click and Save-As):

RIGHT CLICK HERE

Windsor Workers Action Centre - Holiday pay tour

Join Santa and the Windsor Workers' Action Centre on our:
Holiday BAD BOSS Holiday Pay TOUR

Monday December 17th9:00am sharp!
Meet at the Harvey's Restaurant Parking Lot, 2380 Wyandotte St.
We Expect to return by 11:30 am at the latest.

Join Santa Claus, Workers' Action Centre and supporters as we say PAY UP to temp agencies that don't pay public holiday pay.This Holiday BAD BOSS HOLIDAY PAY TOUR will be visiting three Windsor temp agencies on Santa's naughty list. These temp agencies refuse to pay holiday pay to temp agency workers, or they make up their own unfair and illegal rules on when they pay (e.g. after 500 hours of employment). Because of these unfair practices, thousands of temp workers will receive no pay this Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. Workers are being pushed further into poverty because of this unequal treatment. Windsor Workers' Action Centre believes that temp workers should have the same rights and benefits as regular workers

We'll be making short visits to each Temp Agency where Santa will deliver a letter of protest and hand out flyers on the holiday pay issue. The tour will finish with a visit to Sandra Pupatello's constituency office where Santa will deliver a letter requesting changes to employment standards legislation and enforcement.

We'll make sure you have a seat in one of our Santa tour vehicles. If you are willing to drive your own vehicle and take other people, we'd love to hear from you also and we'll get back to you on our needs.

Windsor Workers' Action Centre (519)252-8233, http://windsorworkersactioncentre.blogspot.com