February 2009

Machinists sign first agreement with Bombardier Tube!
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Friday February 6, 2009 For Immediate Release Montréal, QC – The newest members of IAMAW Local Lodge 1758 have ratified their first collective agreement with Bombardier Tube Centre. “The biggest challenge facing the negotiating committee was establishing a wage scale that would satisfy the membership,” explained IAMAW District 11 Business Representative Claude Boisvert. “The committee did an outstanding job considering they had no negotiation experience. More than two thirds of

Une occasion ratée d'appuyer les plus vulnérables au Canada, selon le NPD

Face à une crise financière sans précédent, le gouvernement conservateur du Canada a déposé un budget cette semaine. Le document regorge de demi-mesures qui laisseront pour compte trop de Canadiens vulnérables. L’absence de mesures pour réformer l’assurance-emploi, l’absence de mesures vigoureuses pour lutter contre la pauvreté pendant cette période tumultueuse, la décision de lier les investissements dans les infrastructures et le logement abordable à des programmes à coûts partagés :

NDP on Budget '09

A missed opportunity to support Canada’s most vulnerable In the face of an unprecedented financial crisis the Conservative government of Canada tabled a budget this week. The document is full of half measures that would leave too many vulnerable Canadians behind. Whether it was the lack of action on Employment Insurance reform, the lack of aggressive measures to fight poverty in these tough times, or the decision to tie up