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	<title>AFI International Blog - Covering Work Stoppages, Labour Disputes, and Strike Security &#187; Canadian Auto Workers</title>
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		<title>Fence goes up, fears grow</title>
		<link>http://afi-international.com/bulletin/2012/01/03/fence-goes-up-fears-grow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A union leader fears violence after a Caterpillar subsidiary erected a fence Wednesday around London&#8217;s Electro-Motive plant and workers scrambled to hold a strike vote. Tim Carrie, president of the Canadian Auto Workers unit representing more than 500 workers at the plant, said a lockout or strike by week&#8217;s end is inevitable and he fears [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Air Canada pilots accuse airline of intimidation by seeking conciliated talks</title>
		<link>http://afi-international.com/bulletin/2011/10/27/air-canada-pilots-accuse-airline-of-intimidation-by-seeking-conciliated-talks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:05:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONTREAL &#8211; The union representing Air Canada pilots says the airline is attempting to intimidate its members by filing a notice of dispute with the federal government in order to kick-start labour negotiations. &#8220;It&#8217;s typical Air Canada bargaining tactics. It&#8217;s meant to escalate things. Frankly it&#8217;s meant to intimidate,&#8221; Paul Strachan, president of the Air [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aerospace Workers Fight Off Northstar Injunction Threat</title>
		<link>http://afi-international.com/bulletin/2011/10/19/aerospace-workers-fight-off-northstar-injunction-threat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over 100 CAW Local 112 members working at Northstar Aerospace in Milton, Ontario rallied outside the factory on October 17 to defend their right to picket in the face of a company threat to end the strike through a legal injunction. After just three days of Northstar workers setting up picket lines the employer threatened [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Northstar Aerospace says union workers begin strike in Milton</title>
		<link>http://afi-international.com/bulletin/2011/10/13/northstar-aerospace-says-union-workers-begin-strike-in-milton/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:08:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oct 13 (Reuters) &#8211; Canada&#8217;s Northstar Aerospace Inc said union workers at its manufacturing facility in Milton, Ontario, began a strike on Thursday. The 135 workers who went on strike are represented by the Canadian Auto Workers union, the company said in a statement. The company will implement contingency arrangements to mitigate the impact of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bargaining continues for support staff at U of M</title>
		<link>http://afi-international.com/bulletin/2011/02/15/bargaining-continues-for-support-staff-at-u-of-m/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:41:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bargaining is continuing past the noon deadline to try to avoid a strike by support staff at the University of Manitoba tomorrow morning. Local 3007 of the Canadian Auto Workers had set a noon deadline to get a deal, but U of M public affairs director John Danakas said talks continue this afternoon, and may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U of M support staff vote 87 per cent in favour of possible strike</title>
		<link>http://afi-international.com/bulletin/2011/01/14/u-of-m-support-staff-vote-87-per-cent-in-favour-of-possible-strike/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 22:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[University of Manitoba support staff have voted 87 per cent in favour of a possible strike. Canadian Auto Workers Local 3007 represents 450 U of M caretakers, groundskeepers, food services, engineering and skilled trades workers. Read More&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Workers at auto parts plant reject company&#8217;s final offer</title>
		<link>http://afi-international.com/bulletin/2010/12/21/workers-at-auto-parts-plant-reject-companys-final-offer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 21:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LINDSAY — Workers at Lindsay&#8217;s Armada Toolworks plant could face a lockout as early as Dec. 30 after workers voted 68% in favour of rejecting the company&#8217;s final offer. The contract for 146 Armada workers represented by the Canadian Auto Workers Local 222 expired at the end of November. Armada has filed for a no-board [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New strike by truckers looms at metro port</title>
		<link>http://afi-international.com/bulletin/2010/11/28/new-strike-by-truckers-looms-at-metro-port/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2010 14:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The spectre of another crippling strike at Port Metro Vancouver is being raised by angry container truckers. They claim that rates negotiated after a bitter, five-week strike in 2005 are being undercut. &#8220;We&#8217; re in bargaining right now with 12 different companies,&#8221; said Gavin McGarrigle national representative for CAW, the Canadian Auto Workers union. &#8220;We&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Workers at Amanda Toolworks in Lindsay, Ont., give union strike mandate</title>
		<link>http://afi-international.com/bulletin/2010/11/15/workers-at-amanda-toolworks-in-lindsay-ont-give-union-strike-mandate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 21:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Workers at Armada Toolworks Lt. in Lindsay, Ont., have voted to give their union a strike mandate in contract negotiations. Local 222 of the Canadian Auto Workers says 89 per cent of those who voted Sunday approved the strike mandate. Their current contract expires Nov. 30. Read More&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>CAW Day of Action rally says ‘Enough is enough’</title>
		<link>http://afi-international.com/bulletin/2010/10/28/caw-day-of-action-rally-says-%e2%80%98enough-is-enough%e2%80%99/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Workers at Oakville’s Automodular Corporation joined a province-wide CAW (Canadian Auto Workers) Day of Action, Wednesday, calling for an end to employer demands for contract concessions. Approximately 40 auto parts workers assembled outside Automodular’s 2335 Speers Rd. location to participate in a short rally telling auto parts industry employers, ‘Enough is enough.’ “We’re not interested [...]]]></description>
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