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	<title>AFI International Blog - Covering Work Stoppages, Labour Disputes, and Strike Security &#187; CAW</title>
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		<title>Financial Appeal for Locked Out Cummins Workers</title>
		<link>http://afi-international.com/bulletin/2011/11/22/financial-appeal-for-locked-out-cummins-workers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAW President Ken Lewenza has issued a financial appeal on behalf of 30 Cummins workers who are members of CAW Local 1044 in Ste. Foy, Quebec and who have been locked out for more than a month. Read More&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Air Canada pilots accuse airline of intimidation by seeking conciliated talks</title>
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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>Xstrata Met Site CAW workers get a new three-year contract</title>
		<link>http://afi-international.com/bulletin/2011/09/23/xstrata-met-site-caw-workers-get-a-new-three-year-contract/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Xstrata Copper Canada announced today in a news release that members of CAW-Local 599 have ratified a new three-year collective agreement at the Kidd Metallurgical Site in Timmins. Specifics of the contract have not been revealed. The new agreement affects roughly 160 unionized employees still working at the met site. The CAW Local 599 website [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strike Closes Arnprior Steel Plant</title>
		<link>http://afi-international.com/bulletin/2011/07/13/strike-closes-arnprior-steel-plant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 150 workers at a steel plant in Arnprior went on strike Wednesday morning after talks between management and the Canadian Auto Workers broke off just before midnight Tuesday. The CAW union and Sandvik Materials Technology Canada have been negotiating since June 15 — the workers&#8217; collective agreement expired July 1. &#8220;We were informed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CP Workers To Vote</title>
		<link>http://afi-international.com/bulletin/2011/02/20/cp-workers-to-vote/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 21:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Union members are voting on a new contract in Moose Jaw this weekend. Just over 100 members of the Canadian Autoworkers are gathering to go over a new contract offer from CP Rail. &#8220;Our contract has been ratified by the national and now it&#8217;s being presented to the local employees, and they&#8217;re going to get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Air Canada, union to talk wages, sick time</title>
		<link>http://afi-international.com/bulletin/2011/02/09/air-canada-union-to-talk-wages-sick-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:51:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contract talks between Air Canada and the union representing the airline’s customer service agents begin in Toronto this week, and the union plans to shine the spotlight on wage increases, sick time and shift scheduling. “The key priority is wages for sure,” said Leslie Dias, the national staff representative for the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) [...]]]></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 CN and CP Rail Vote to Strike, if Necessary</title>
		<link>http://afi-international.com/bulletin/2011/01/13/workers-at-cn-and-cp-rail-vote-to-strike-if-necessary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 22:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The CN strike deadline is Tuesday, January 25 at 12:01 a.m. The CAW represents 4,300 workers at CN in all bargaining units combined. Workers at CP, represented by CAW Local 101, voted 89 per cent in favour of going on strike if necessary. The strike deadline is Tuesday, February 8 at 12:01 a.m. The CAW [...]]]></description>
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