7,000 strong in Quebec. Locat 9400

Local union covers hotels and

employed in major hotels, motels,
restaurants and other workplaces.
The local prides itself on delivering

union has been around for more
than twenty years

cp railway crew betes os eentrect

Local 1976 of es ietclibe
regent negotiated a three- -yeat col-

Majority of 1,200 members employed
by Canadian Pacific Railway. Workers
will receive wage increases of 12 per
cent over the life of the collective

Union president Nathalie Lapointe.
Lodge 1290 of the local union is locat-
€d in Quebec City. The workers are
employed in clerical and intermodal
Services, including dispatchers and
Security,

[> Supporting Nexans Strikers In early November Local 6687 members
of Nexans Inc., on strike against the cable maker in Quebec City since July,
received a delegation of supporters from other Nexans operations in Ontario
and Saskatchewan (see photo above). District 5 Director Michel Arsenault says
the fight that Quebecers are taking on to maintain a defined pension plan is
expected to take place in other Nexans’ operations. [> New jobs expected
at Project Perseverence About 75 former members of Les Metallos, laid
off when the Falconbridge mine in the Mattagami closed, are expected to be
re-employed when the company’s new owner, Xstrata, opens a new mine in
the Lac Mattagami region, about 800 kilometers north of Montreal. A $130
million zinc mine is to be built over the next two years and provide more
than 200 jobs over the following five years or more. > Negotiations at
Call Centre About 300 new members at the Nordia call centre in Quebec
have joined the union, becoming part of Unit 711 of Local 1976. Nordia has
employees in Montreal, Quebec City and Sherbrooke. Negotiations are under-
way. Nordia is a partnership between Bell Canada and JT Telecom Interest
Inc. The company closed a call centre down in Corunna, Ontario in early
October, throwing 124 USW members out of work, and refused to negotiate
equitable severance pay provisions with the union. [> Agreement at fur-
niture plant An agreement has been reached at the Muebles Victorama Inc.
plant in Bois Franc. The employer will pay an increase of between 65-75 cents
an hour in the first year and an increase of $1.25 over the following years,
along with an increased share of gi
Travelodge crew ratifies deal Les Metallos at the pecieladees in Montreal
Centre have ratified a four-year collecti t, wil of
3, 3, 4, and 4 per cent, bringing the neck wage to $14.00 aor hour. Those
with more than 15 years seniority get an extra week of paid vacation.

premiums.

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