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Welcome to CAW Local 100 - Rail Division We represent the workers on Canadian National Railways, Via Rail Canada, Autoport, Mackenzie Northern, Essex Terminal, & Alstom.
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Campbell government urged to unload BC Rail in 2001, notes reveal |
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Monday, 09 March 2009 09:02 |
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Source: Globe and Mail MARK HUME March 4, 2009 VANCOUVER -- As early as 2001, Premier Gordon Campbell was getting briefing notes that advised his government to sell BC Rail to CN Rail, which was identified as the "golden boy" of railroads in North America. Two years later, the B.C. government privatized BC Rail in a $1-billion deal with CN, triggering a wave of public criticism and raising complaints from another bidder that the process was unfair. Internal government documents released by the Supreme Court of B.C. in connection with a political corruption trial show that in the weeks after the deal, which was announced in 2003 and completed in 2004, Mr. Campbell's office received hundreds of angry e-mails. Mr. Campbell's staff took to responding to the notes with standard letters that defended the deal as "another great news story for British Columbians." |
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New networking website of unionists |
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Written by Admin
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Monday, 09 March 2009 08:46 |
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LabourStart/CALM Unlike other social networking sites, UnionBook is advertising-free, respects your privacy, and is specifically designed to serve trade unionists. UnionBook offers many features that you and your union will find useful. - Post your profile and sign up your friends
- Build your own blog free, with no ads
- Create a group to support your union and your campaigns. Groups can have discussion forums and shared documents. They can be public or closed.
UnionBook will never be as big as the giant commercial networks like Facebook, but once several thousand trade unionists start using it, it will become a powerful tool for the labout movement worldwide. If you are already active in Facebook or any othe social networking sites, that's fine. UnionBook can be used for your trade union activities. It's easy to build and form groups, and to publish content online. Spend some time on UnionBook.org and explore the possibilities. |
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Building Activism Course - Thunder Bay Area |
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Written by Admin
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Tuesday, 03 March 2009 09:54 |
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Stuck in a rut and looking for some new and creative ways to approach activist work? Just beginning as an activist and want to get some ideas on how to organize around issues? Want to inspire members to become involved or take on leadership roles? Feel like you could use some tips for making meetings more effective? Interested in becoming more strategic when organizing around workplace and community issues? If these questions speak to you then this course is just what you are looking for. Working with concrete tools for strategic planning, effective communication, and building leadership participants will explore new ways of approaching their work as activists. Examples of campaigns and actions will be used to explore how the use of planning, creativity and effective communication contribute to our success as activists and ultimately to the strengthening of our union. This course will be held at CAW Local 229,101 N. Syndicate Ave.Thunder Bay, Ontario on Saturday, March 28th, 2009 from 8:30am to 4:30pm. Registration Deadline is Friday March 6th, 2009For more information and to register please contacts Michelle Barrett at
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CAW Group Insurance Program |
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Written by Admin
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Friday, 06 March 2009 08:07 |
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The CAW Group Insurance Program is now available to all CAW active and retired members. Also eligible are spouses, dependent children and surviving spouses of these members. This voluntary members program was initiated in Octover 1, 2006 for members at GM, Ford and Chrysler, and after considerable success, we are pleased to announce that all CAW members nationwide can now access this program which offers discounted automobile (excl. BC, SK & MB) and home insurance premiums for their personal requirements. The CAW Group Insurance Program staff are licensed insurance professionals who are fellow brothers and sisters of Local 1524, and will be happy to review your insurance requirements with you. We direct you to www.caw-insurance.com for additional information regarding the CAW Group Insurance Program and our insurance partners. Members and eligible family members can now obtain quotations by calling 1-877-CAW-INSR (1-877-229-4677) or visit www.caw-insurance.com |
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Monday, 02 March 2009 07:56 |
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Written by Gordon HoekstraCitizen staff
Wednesday, 25 February 2009 CN Rail says it took no specific measures to reduce air pollutant emissions during the six-day air quality advisory last week, but is generally taking action to reduce pollutants.
The North American rail giant -- the only company that provides rail freight services in Prince George and northern B.C. -- is upgrading its locomotive fleet, said CN spokesperson Kelli Svendsen.
The upgraded locomotives reduce nitrogen oxide emissions by 40 per cent and use 15 per cent less fuel than locomotives they are replacing.
"So, some of these, of course, will pass through Prince George," said Svendsen. |
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