Décès d’un agent de sécurité à Coleraine - Les Métallos demandent un pairage des agents
COMMUNIQUÉ, le 26 juillet 2010 – C’est avec un mélange de tristesse et d’indignation que le Syndicat des Métallos a appris le décès d’un de ses membres, l’agent de sécurité Roland Hardy, qui a été retrouvé sévèrement battu dans la nuit de vendredi à samedi à la mine désaffectée Normandie, à Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine. ...... more

Threatened Closure of Prysmian Plant in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, August 25, 2009. Sylvain Dubois, the negotiator representing Prysmian management in North America, advised striking workers yesterday that the plant would close in eight weeks unless an agreement was reached. To add insult to injury, Dubois has wiped out all of the advances achieved over the past year in bargaining, returning ...... more

Quebec Strikers in U.S. Seeking Goldman Sachs to Influence Settlement
Montreal – In a creative move to jumpstart stalled negotiations, some 40 members of United Steelworkers USW Locals 8428 and 7016 in Saint Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec have left their picket lines, journeying by bus to three U.S cities to bring attention to their fight to protect their pension plan, seniority rights and dignity in the workplace at ...... more

2 JUNE 2009 - School Crossing Guards in Rouyn-Noranda - Five Years / 26.5% Increase
ROUYN-NORANDA, QC - Yesterday, the 14 school crossing guards in Rouyn-Noranda accepted a new five-year collective agreement by a vote of 100%. They will receive wage increases in the order of 26.5%. "We had some catching up to do. The employer had to budge. It was not easy, but we have made progress. That is what we need to remember about these ...... more

6 MAY 2009 - At Host International, Dorval, Steelworkers Receive a Good Negotiated Settlement
MONTREAL - Of the 550 Steelworkers employed by Host International at the international airport in Dorval, 80% voted to accept a good negotiated settlement yesterday. "Our members supported us throughout this strenuous negotiating process. On two occasions, they rejected management's offers and expressed their support for the bargaining committee. ...... more

1 MAY 2009 - Bargaining with ABI in Bécancour - Three-Year Collective Agreement Deal Reached
BECANCOUR, QC - The 866 members of the United Steelworkers (FTQ) at ABI in Bécancour have voted 93 per cent in favour of a new, three-year collective agreement. "With this agreement, the company has agreed to salary increases, pension indexing and higher vacation pay. For their part, workers accepted a 15 per cent reduction in hours," ...... more

13 MARCH 2009 - Owner of Four Plants in North America - Hexpol Compounding Closes its Most Profitable Plant
Brossard, QC - Yesterday afternoon, all 40 United Steelworkers at Hexpol Compounding in Magog learned of their plant closing as of June 26. "The American company owns four plants, one of which is located in Magog. The latter is the most profitable and yet, it is the one being shut down. Against all logic, Quebec is being sacrificed once again. ...... more