Wednesday, April 29, 2009


FREE
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
LEARN YOUR RIGHTS
TEMPORARY WORKERS COMMUNITY FORUM
Thursday June 4th
7PM to 9PM
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE
14 Henry Street
Brantford, Ontario
Parking Available at YES CHURCH
519 759 4775
tempworkinbrant@gmail.com
Presentations by
Deena, Workers Action Centre of oronto
Eduardo, Immigrant Settlement Worker, Brantford
Ian, Community Legal Clinic, Brantford
Marc, The Roundtable on Poverty, Brantford
Brian, STEELWORKERS ACTION CENTRE

Thursday, April 23, 2009

USW VS MNP

The court date of April 27th, 2009 has been pushed back, because the documentation that the USW sent to MNP will require more time to address then the single day available. It looks like a 2 or more days in succession will be required.


Stay tuned for the rescheduling....

Monday, April 20, 2009

Ingersol Fasteners To Close

Ingersoll Fasteners to close its doors in next few months; 183 jobs on line
20 hours ago
INGERSOLL, Ont. — A southwestern Ontario plant that has been in operation for 130 years is set to close shop.
Ingersoll Fasteners in Ingersoll, Ont., is shutting its doors in the next three or four months.
Employees heard the news from company officials last week.
The workforce of 183 employees produces industrial cold-formed fasteners.
Ingersoll Fasteners began producing fasteners in 1887 under the name of the Morrow Screw and Nut Co. Ltd.
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Monday, April 6, 2009

Bill 139 Transcripts

If you wish to follow the debate on Temp agencies. Here is a link to the presenters both For Bill 139 and those against Bill 139. These are the presentations from March 25th.

http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/committee-proceedings/committee_transcripts_details.do?locale=en&Date=2009-03-25&ParlCommID=8860&BillID=2132&Business=

I suggest you read the statements of the Temp Agencies. They made many many presentations.