Vol.64/No.17 May 1, 2000
Toronto workers strike to back union
| Militant/Jay Paradiso |
| Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) members on strike against Toromont Industries Ltd. in Toronto, Canada. Two hundred workers began a strike April 10. In the contract dispute, the company is demanding concessions that include a wage freeze and an end to the cost of living adjustment (COLA) for unskilled workers. Many CAW strikers see this as an effort to divide the union between skilled and unskilled workers. "They are out to break the union," said Rick Robins, a painter with 20 years seniority in the plant.
The old contract ended February 8. Six years ago the workers went on strike for 17 weeks, winning the COLA provision they are now trying to defend. Toromont Industries Ltd. rents and sells construction and industrial equipment, throughout North America. |
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