Strikebreaker

Teacher-owned Arterra Wines Ignores Call to Return to the Table and Continues to Try to Break Strike using Scab Labour

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Monday, June 14, 2021
Labor relations, Strike action, Strikebreaker, Living wage, Human behavior, Human activities, Articles

Arterra Wines, owned by the teachers via the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, turned down calls from striking workers to resume bargaining over the weekend.

Key Points: 
  • Arterra Wines, owned by the teachers via the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, turned down calls from striking workers to resume bargaining over the weekend.
  • Talks remain at a standstill while Wine Rack continues to recruit scab labour and refuses to accede to demands for fair wage and scheduling policies which would end the dispute.
  • The current approach to wages and scheduling leaves worker remuneration up to individual management discretion.
  • Over the weekend, the workers indicated to Arterra Wines that they were ready to return to the table.

Unifor launches national Anti-scab legislation campaign

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Thursday, May 13, 2021
International Metalworkers' Federation, International Transport Workers' Federation, Jerry Dias, Unifor, Strikebreaker, Scabs, Trade unions, Labor, Organizations

b'REGINA,SK, May 13, 2021 /CNW/ - Unifor is launching a national campaign callingon all elected provincial, territorial and federal legislators to enact anti-scab legislation, to restore balance to collective bargaining.\n"Scabs remove any incentive for the boss to bargain fairly and they tip the balance of power in favour of employers," said Jerry Dias, Unifor National President.

Key Points: 
  • b'REGINA,SK, May 13, 2021 /CNW/ - Unifor is launching a national campaign callingon all elected provincial, territorial and federal legislators to enact anti-scab legislation, to restore balance to collective bargaining.\n"Scabs remove any incentive for the boss to bargain fairly and they tip the balance of power in favour of employers," said Jerry Dias, Unifor National President.
  • "When the boss can fly in scabs, it undermines the workers who want to exercise their right to withdraw services when an employer is unreasonable.
  • "\nOnly Quebec and British Columbia have anti-scab legislation to prevent the use of replacement workers.\nToday Unifor is releasing a new research report at our virtual Prairie Regional Council, called Fairness on the line: The case for anti-scab legislation in Canada.
  • The union advocates for all working people and their rights, fights for equality and social justice in Canada and abroad, and strives to create progressive change for a better future.\n'

Parents and Workers Concerned after Tropicana Management Hires Strikebreakers for Childcare Centers

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Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Labor relations, Strike action, Child care, Strikebreaker, Tropicana Field, Tropicana, Articles, Economy, Sports in the United States

TORONTO, Nov. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tropicana management has hired childcare workers from MeLor Inc. to cross the picket line during the first day of the Tropicana workers' strike.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, Nov. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tropicana management has hired childcare workers from MeLor Inc. to cross the picket line during the first day of the Tropicana workers' strike.
  • Strikebreakers from MeLor Inc., a child care staffing agency, were observed entering Tropicana's childcare centers during the early morning.
  • Parents and Tropicana staff are concerned about the detrimental effects on child wellness by the introduction of unknown and hastily-hired childcare workers.
  • When asked about her thoughts on Tropicana management hiring strikebreakers to substitute regular staff, Saturnino said: "I don't feel comfortable with it.

National union leaders join picket line at Co-op Refinery

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Labor relations, Federated Co-operatives, Strikebreaker, Consumers' co-operative, Organizations, Business, Economy of Canada

REGINA, Jan. 22, 2020 /CNW/ - Union leaders from across Canada will join locked outUniforLocal 594 members in solidarity as they spend a 48thday locked out on a picket line at the Co-op Refinery.

Key Points: 
  • REGINA, Jan. 22, 2020 /CNW/ - Union leaders from across Canada will join locked outUniforLocal 594 members in solidarity as they spend a 48thday locked out on a picket line at the Co-op Refinery.
  • "What's happening here in Regina is a fight for all workers and every union in the country understands that.
  • Union leaders have come to Regina to show support in what has become a monumental fightoverworkers'rightsandcorporate greed at Federated Co-operatives Limited.
  • Nearly 800 highly skilled members ofUniforLocal 594 remain locked out from the Co-op Refinery, whichcontinues to rely on unqualified scab workers and managers to operate the refinery.