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                                                    "UNITED, WE STAND"

Welcome to CAW Locals 4212 & 4324 Website!

SITE UPDATE - March 2007

Volume 1    December 2006 Upbound - Downbound

Volume 2    March 2007 Upbound - Downbound

Welcome Aboard!

(A Union Story)

                        Words of Wisdom - Let us be Inspired Comunicate your thoughts

Political     The distribution of wealth, the environment, access to health care, the lack of democracy, the education system, quality of work and life, and basic human rights and dignity are all issues that must be viewed as interconnected and should be on the agenda of the labour movement.

If we are to change how the fruits of the earth are shared,

we must educate ourselves and then,

we must act on this awareness.

The goal of this site is to educate and inspire all workers on the issues facing them.

We want this site to be a valuable resource to you, but also a place of interaction and discussion. In the months ahead we will be updating and adding new features, so you can continue to communicate your issues and concerns by staying connected.

SITE UPDATE - February 2007

Solidarity Without Borders (read article)

Confronted with multinationals and business-friendly trade agreements, unions have begun to act globally.

Retiring baby boomers rattle labour landscape

The impending retirement of the influential baby boom generation will have a profound impact on labour relations in Canada this year, introducing a new dynamic into collective bargaining between unions and employers.

Workers in Canada and throughout the world are engaged in an unprecedented struggle against an ideology that celebrates unlimited profits and greed as the most important social values.

SITE UPDATE - February 2007

Bills C-257 and C-236: A Complete Prohibition

on Replacement Workers? (PDF format)

        Updated December 2006 Employment and Labour Law

There are two bills currently pending before Parliament which propose to amend the Canada Labour Code

(the “Code”). The intent of each of these substantially similar Private Members’ Bills is to prohibit the use of

replacement workers (so-called “scabs”) by federally regulated employers. The success of either of these

bills will have significant long and short term ramifications for both federally and provincially regulated

employers.

SITE UPDATE - February 2007

Ministry of Labour (read article)

Levy Transport Ltd. fined $80,000 for Health and Safety violation

SITE UPDATE - February 2007

Sad Saga of the Windoc On Welland

The night of August 11, 2001, appeared to be another routine transit of the Welland Canal for the Windoc

SITE UPDATE - February 2007

Occupational Health & Safety

Medical Issues – Your Right to Privacy

SITE UPDATE - November 2006

Hazard Analysis Participation

I would like to thank all of those who provided us with information. With full disclosure of the circumstances, we are able to make our findings and recommendations and better inform new employees, management and the proper authorities.

Together we are able to advance transportation safety.

NEW WSIB Rights & Obligations

PowerPoint Presentation - Click through - (be patient while show downloads)

Missing the Movement - Occupational Health and Safety in Ontario

Breaking the Sound Barrier - Accommodation in Action

SITE UPDATE - November 2006

Walk a Mile in Her Shoes

The Men's March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault & Gender Violence

SITE UPDATE - August 2006

Canadian Labour Congress

Time for Working People to Reassert Their Power

SITE UPDATE - October 2006

Take Back the Night! - View a 2 min video of our Local Marching.

Blaming the Worker

(Read Entire Article)
Bosses behaving badly

SITE UPDATE LINKS BELOW - September 2006
CAW NATIONAL CONVENTION August 2006

The CAW and the Remaking of Canadian Politics

New Approaches to Organizing

DEVELOPING THE WATER TRANSPORTATION SECTOR

DEVELOPING THE SHIPBUILDING SECTOR

MIDDLE EAST CRISIS

SITE UPDATE - September 2006

CAW President says: New Orleans needs Canada

On a special trip to New Orleans on Tuesday, August 29, one year after Hurrican Katrina, CAW president Buzz Hargrove said Canadian relief efforts must continue if the city is to be rebuilt. All levels of American governments have failed at salvaging the city, added Hargrove.

SITE UPDATE - September 2006
WSIB Frequently Asked Questions

Who is eligible for Workplace Safety and Insurance Benefits?

Anyone who has been injured while in the course of employment, and whose employer has WSIB coverage or is required to have coverage is eligible for benefits.

SITE UPDATE - September 2006
Seaway sets sail... for the 21st Century
In the News - Financial Post Saturday August 5, 2006

Unveiled slightly more than a year ago, the strategy is part of a massive marketing

campaign called HwyH2O, which aims to highlight the economic and environmental

advantages of using the Seaway.

SITE UPDATE - September 2006

IN THE NEWS - CANAL GOLD

Local Firm gets 24m Contract to Upgrade Canal Locks

NEWS - May 30, 2005

Press Release
Bosch Rexroth Awarded 5 Year Contract for Welland Canal Modernization Project
Flight Locks Watercolour Photo

SITE UPDATE - June 2006

Thursday, June 08, 2006

ONTARIO FEDERATION OF LABOUR AND UNIONS WELCOME

JOB PROTECTION STRATEGY UNVEILED BY NDP TODAY

SITE UPDATE - August 2006
The New Contract is online! You will be able to browse the Collective Agreement at your leisure on your computer.

Today's Motivational Quote:

In a changing World, we still struggle to build on what we have Won!

And to extend our defense of workers' rights

To the rest of the world

It's a big job but if WE don't do it, Who will?

-- Ken Neumann, United Steelworkers

Today's Wisdom from around the World:

"It's an honour to be a human being and we recognize that all of our lives contribute to each other's and honour our place in the circle."

CEP - Communications, Energy & Paperworkers Union of Canada