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CORNWALL GROCERY WORKERS STRIKE: "YOU DON'T NEED A UNION TO BARGAIN FOR MINIMUM WAGE"
By Haseena Manek
Employees of a Your Independent Grocer franchise in Cornwall, Ontario have been on strike since November 23 as employer and franchise owner John Baxtrom and bargaining agent of parent company Loblaws Companies Ltd., refuse to return to the table.
RankandFile.ca spoke with Roland Lapins, Eastern Region Director of Local 1006A of the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada to get an update on the situation.
“It’s been a tough time on the picket line all along,” he says. Workers have been on the picket line through the holidays and all kinds of winter weather. “The picketers have been out every day. They’re resilient, they’re tough and so we’re trying to keep their spirits up in different ways. We believe we have good community support in Cornwall. Evidenced by the fact that [John Baxtrom’s] business is down. A lot of customers are not crossing picket line.” Read more!
NASR AHMED, CWA CANADA, ON FIGHTING FOR CAMPUS MEDIA
Nasr Ahmed from media union CWA Canada talks fighting Doug Ford’s attacks on campus press, supporting diverse voices in media, and labour organizing among journalists. Read more!
THE SCAB, HIS MOM, AND THE SOUL OF THE CO-OP
By Emily Leedham
On February 8, the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix wrote a feature on Keesan Corey, a 19-year old business student and strikebreaker at the Saskatoon Co-op. Hundreds of UFCW Local 1400 members have been on strike at the Saskatoon Co-op for over 3 months since November 1. They’re fighting a two-tiered wage system that would see new hires earn less. Keesan is quoted as saying, “Picketing for the few days I did, I saw more and more that the union’s values didn’t align with what the company is trying to get at,” and ““It wasn’t right to me; it didn’t feel right at all.” Read more!
FIGHTING FOR $15 & FAIRNESS FROM BILL C-86 TO THE WORKPLACE
By Peter Hogarth
Labour law changes are coming to federally-regulated workers. If you have been following the Fight for $15 and Fairness in Ontario, then the changes introduced in the federal government’s Budget Implementation Act, Bill C-86, will sound similar to the labour law changes the Ontario Liberals introduced in 2017 with Bill 148.
The changes will affect the roughly 900,000 workers in federally-regulated industries such as international transportation, banking, telecommunications, broadcasting, and most federal crown corporations. This does not include the federal public services. Read more!
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