CAW Local 222 Members on Strike at St. Marys Cement
CAW Local 222 members have gone on strike at the St. Marys Cement plant in Bowmanville, Ontario as they fight company demands to roll-back their pension plan.
The workers are fighting company demands to change the pension plan from a defined benefit plan with a fixed level of benefits to a defined contribution plan, which could mean lower benefits on retirement.
CAW national representative Keith Osborne said the company wants to take the responsibility of maintaining pension benefits off its books and put it on the backs of workers through a defined contribution plan, which is subject to the whims of markets.
“The workers are determined to fight this roll back in their pensions,” said Osborne.
CAW Local 222 President Chris Buckley is urging CAW members to visit the picket line and show their support. “This is an important struggle against company attempts to attack workers pensions.”
