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GM HOLDS OSHAWA HOSTAGE AFTER BAILOUT & CONCESSIONS
By a GM Oshawa assembly line worker
On Friday, June 10th, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a celebratory visit to Oshawa, Ontario for the announcement of 1,000 new Canadian engineering jobs– an announcement that drew both praise and ire from the production workers of General Motors’ car and feeder plants, who find themselves in a potential strike position with about 30,000 auto and spin-off jobs hanging in the balance of contract negotiations slated for the fall of 2016.
Trudeau was met by Unifor National President Jerry Dias, Unifor Local 222 President Colin James, and top Canadian GM executives at their engineering headquarters for the official announcement. As his motorcade arrived, a small group of active and retired autoworkers gathered out front, calling on the multibillion dollar auto giant to commit product for the Oshawa assembly plant, which has no dedicated product beyond 2017. Read more!
PART-TIME, POORLY PAID, AND UNPROTECTED IN VICTORIA, BC
By Daniel Tseghay
Last month, the Vancouver Island Public Interest Research Group (VIPIRG) collaborated with the Retail Action Network (RAN) to produce an extensive report, “Part-time, Poorly paid, Unprotected: Experiences of precarious work in Retail, Food Service, & Hospitality in Victoria, BC”. Rankandfile caught up with its author, Stefanie Hardman, VIPIRG’s research coordinator and RAN.
What brought you to this project?
I’m part of RAN. I spent many years working in retail and foodservice. Read more!
HOW A NATIONAL CLIMATE STRATEGY CAN STRENGTHEN THE LABOUR MOVEMENT
By James Hutt
For the first time in over a decade, Canada has a government that is not ideologically opposed to even talking about climate change. Instead of criminalizing environmentalists, muzzling scientists and actively lobbying on behalf of the oil industry, Trudeau has promised a new age of cooperation. Before the election, he committed to developing a national climate strategy by the end of 2016. Last March, all 13 provincial and territorial leaders met in Vancouver to develop that framework. Read more!
STRIKE WAVE SWEEPS FRANCE
By Dawn Tefft
Just as the tourist season is starting in France, strikes are preventing half the trains from running. Fuel is in short supply, as workers blockade oil refineries. The news is full of riots, burning tires, and police attacking protesters.
Strikes across multiple industries are shutting down transportation across France, as workers protest a labor reform bill that would strip them of certain basic rights, such as ceilings on overtime hours and job security. Rail workers with the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) and Solidaires union federations began their eighth strike in three months on May 31, and they have no end date in sight. Read more!
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