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Bob Havens has offered to donate coffee. It's on him..... Free Coffee.
Who can use the Centre.
Anyone laid off within the last 2 years from ANY USW workplace.
You may use the services of the action centre even if you are working/retired/semi retired or in a training program.
Anyone Salaried, or Bargaining Unit from....
Genfast Manufacturing
Easton Coatings
Crane Canada
Friday, February 29, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Genfast Employees Front Page Expositor News
There must be something about Genfast and the Plant Closure that attracts a good story for the media.
THUMBS DOWN!!!!
FRONT PAGE NEWS just a few weeks back, Glen Camilleri house is Robbed of worldly goods and tools for the business he was starting up.
THUMBS UP!!!FRONT PAGE NEWS Expositor covers Craig Hill and his son in their canoe after a heavy rainfall melts the snow on their property in the city. Good thing he had a paddle.
Thumbs DOWN
3rd Page News, Gibb Love is ripped off by Danjay College. No Canoe No Paddle...
Yup, we know the creek....
I have found it coincidental how newsworthy many of us have become after the closure.
I don't have the links to the expositor for these stories, but you can google the Brantford
Expositor and search for the stories if you like.
THUMBS DOWN!!!!
FRONT PAGE NEWS just a few weeks back, Glen Camilleri house is Robbed of worldly goods and tools for the business he was starting up.
THUMBS UP!!!FRONT PAGE NEWS Expositor covers Craig Hill and his son in their canoe after a heavy rainfall melts the snow on their property in the city. Good thing he had a paddle.
Thumbs DOWN
3rd Page News, Gibb Love is ripped off by Danjay College. No Canoe No Paddle...
Yup, we know the creek....
I have found it coincidental how newsworthy many of us have become after the closure.
I don't have the links to the expositor for these stories, but you can google the Brantford
Expositor and search for the stories if you like.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
T4 Slips USW 4153
T 4 Slips from Local 4153 formerly (3767) for Genfast, were sent out late last week. Expect them in the mail this week.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
3rd Reading!!!
Forwarded to me from Derek Price.
I have to say, at least someone is trying something... More then I am aware of regarding our local Rep... I have yet to see Dave Levac, jump in and coauthor an Employment bill, like he has for other causes.
February 16, 2008 Naomi Powell
THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR(Feb 16, 2008)
Employers should pay into a rainy day fund that would cover severances for workers when companies fail, says Hamilton East-Stoney Creek MPP Paul Miller.The proposal comes after recent plant closures at Genfast Manufacturing, Hamilton Specialty Bar and Amcan Castings left workers without the wages, severance and vacation pay they were owed."As the economy struggles and there's more trouble in the States, we need something in place now to protect the working people of this province," Miller said yesterday.The fund -- the focus of a bill now approaching a third and final reading at Queen's Park -- would be administered by an appointee of the lieutenant-governor. It would work like an insurance policy, with employers paying regular premiums based on the wage costs.Final details, including how much employees might contribute to the premium, have yet to be decided. Miller says most of the fine points will be worked out when the proposal goes before a legislative subcommittee. The fund would be voluntary, he added, with workers voting on whether to participate."This is a type of social safety net," he said. "This would tide people over and give them money to retrain for new jobs."About 200 workers at Brantford's Genfast Manufacturing are still owed $8 million in severance, termination and vacation pay after the plant closed last year, union officials say. Workers at Amcan Castings saw only 70 per cent of their severances covered after that plant announced plans to liquidate last fall. And 360 employees of Hamilton Specialty Bar, since revived by new owners, never received the severance pay they were owed when the Sherman Avenue North plant closed last summer.Though he agrees with the bill in principle, Bill Baker, president of the United Steelworkers local at Hamilton Specialty Bar, says he is anxious for more details. "The question I'd have is whether my workers' premiums will be set aside for them or put into a bigger pool. That fund could be drawn down pretty quickly otherwise."Conservative labour critic Bob Bailey, whose caucus voted against the bill in its second reading, argued the fund would discourage new business investment in the province by adding regulatory hurdles.
I have to say, at least someone is trying something... More then I am aware of regarding our local Rep... I have yet to see Dave Levac, jump in and coauthor an Employment bill, like he has for other causes.
February 16, 2008 Naomi Powell
THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR(Feb 16, 2008)
Employers should pay into a rainy day fund that would cover severances for workers when companies fail, says Hamilton East-Stoney Creek MPP Paul Miller.The proposal comes after recent plant closures at Genfast Manufacturing, Hamilton Specialty Bar and Amcan Castings left workers without the wages, severance and vacation pay they were owed."As the economy struggles and there's more trouble in the States, we need something in place now to protect the working people of this province," Miller said yesterday.The fund -- the focus of a bill now approaching a third and final reading at Queen's Park -- would be administered by an appointee of the lieutenant-governor. It would work like an insurance policy, with employers paying regular premiums based on the wage costs.Final details, including how much employees might contribute to the premium, have yet to be decided. Miller says most of the fine points will be worked out when the proposal goes before a legislative subcommittee. The fund would be voluntary, he added, with workers voting on whether to participate."This is a type of social safety net," he said. "This would tide people over and give them money to retrain for new jobs."About 200 workers at Brantford's Genfast Manufacturing are still owed $8 million in severance, termination and vacation pay after the plant closed last year, union officials say. Workers at Amcan Castings saw only 70 per cent of their severances covered after that plant announced plans to liquidate last fall. And 360 employees of Hamilton Specialty Bar, since revived by new owners, never received the severance pay they were owed when the Sherman Avenue North plant closed last summer.Though he agrees with the bill in principle, Bill Baker, president of the United Steelworkers local at Hamilton Specialty Bar, says he is anxious for more details. "The question I'd have is whether my workers' premiums will be set aside for them or put into a bigger pool. That fund could be drawn down pretty quickly otherwise."Conservative labour critic Bob Bailey, whose caucus voted against the bill in its second reading, argued the fund would discourage new business investment in the province by adding regulatory hurdles.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
T4s and KPMG
T4 Slips have been arriving from KPMG.
I want to thank Derek Price for giving the Action Centre the contact at KPMG.
We have a Contact Name and phone # for those needing to contact KPMG.
Action Centre Phone #519 752 3333
I want to thank Derek Price for giving the Action Centre the contact at KPMG.
We have a Contact Name and phone # for those needing to contact KPMG.
Action Centre Phone #519 752 3333
Monday, February 4, 2008
Action Centre Needs Assessment
Peer Helpers have been making contact via the phone for a new needs assessment. If you have missed a call, message or haven't been contacted in 2008 regarding what you may need, don't hesitate to contact us.
Btw you can always visit just to keep in touch.
There are some who are interested in starting their own businesses and projects.
Check out the Steelworker Action Centre Websites Barter Board. To add your name to the list, send Gibb Love an Email, and it will go up.
We are into the last week of the Job Finding Club.
This has been an effective way to find work.
In the first 2 weeks, roughly 40% of the club was working.
Btw you can always visit just to keep in touch.
There are some who are interested in starting their own businesses and projects.
Check out the Steelworker Action Centre Websites Barter Board. To add your name to the list, send Gibb Love an Email, and it will go up.
We are into the last week of the Job Finding Club.
This has been an effective way to find work.
In the first 2 weeks, roughly 40% of the club was working.
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