The CEP has applied to represent workers at CKF Inc.’s Langley BC worksite. Workers at the CKF plant manufacture moulded pulp and foam products for the food service industry across North America.
There still hasn’t been a final decision on the CEP application, new dates have been scheduled to conclude later in May.
A BC LRB ordered secret ballot vote took place on May 14th and 16th. Turnout was high and the results of this vote will likely shape the future for CKF workers.
Changes to TFW program will allow employers to slash wages
The federal government has put corporate profits ahead of the needs of Canadian workers with the changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program announced today, says Alberta’s largest labour group.
“We have said all along that the TFW program was being used to drive down the wages paid to Canadian workers and, today, the federal government confirmed this in writing,” says Nancy Furlong, Secretary Treasurer of the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) which represents 145,000 workers.
The background document attached to the government’s media release says: “A new wage structure will also be introduced to provide employers with greater flexibility. Wages that are up to 15 per cent below the average wage for an occupation in a specific region will be accepted.”
Furlong says: “This government claims it believes in the free market, but doesn’t want to allow the free market to apply to workers and their wages. Instead, it interferes to drive down wages in the interest of its corporate paymasters.”
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Workers at the Northland Facility in Edmonton have voted in favour of joining the CEP. The inside workers at the cold storage/distribution centre will form a sub-unit of CEP 445. Work will begin immediately on bargaining a first collective agreement.
Welcome to the CEP!
38 workers at Progressive Rubber Industry Inc. have voted to become members of the CEP. From pumps to conveyor systems, the workers are specialists in applying abrasive and corrosion resistant coatings to a variety of mechanical equipment for industrial uses.
The new members will become part of Local 10-B, and bargaining for a first collective agreement is expected to get underway next week.
Welcome aboard and good luck at the bargaining table.
Edmonton – Unions are the best cure for the unfair pay gap that exists between men and women working in Alberta, according to new figures released today (Click here for backgounder) by the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL).
“Alberta has the highest levels of wage inequality in Canada, but unions provide the most equal workplaces for women in our province,” says McGowan, president of the AFL, which represents 145,000 workers.
“Today, on International Women’s Day, it is disappointing to see the unfair treatment endured by Alberta women workers. However, it is clear that unions in Alberta are successfully leading the fight for equality.”
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