At the OLRB

Today both Lawyers continued to butt heads. MNP had a junior lawyer present. They have nothing on the table and continue to make statements that they have no employees in Ontario. Even something as simple as Berman being the owner of the holding company and MNP is not an agreed fact. The USW lawyer was advocating a faster timeline, and putting pressure to go before the adjudicator before this month is over. MNP was suggesting that for them to provide a statement on some of the questioned posed, such as Theticas position and MNP could require time to get an answer and they haven't the staff to do the work in the States, because everyone is busy working through a difficult period. (The auto industry is bad you know).. My thought was, yeah, your not busy so answer the questions in writing now. But it is smoke and mirrors. MNP said they couldn't even look into the matter until March 15th, then possibly in a month or two provide what was requested. Obviously we would see nothing happen until JUNE.The USW lawyer did not think this was quick enough and wants to have it before court no later then April.The USW has alot of documentation that I got to look at. It is pretty condemning stuff, as you can see there are alot of MNP hands on the cookie jar.MNP is still arguing that we have no jurisdiction over them.The USW is still pressing forward.... :)This is just a quick brief of a brief meeting....