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"The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people." Cesar Chavez |
:: Monday, November 15, 2004 ::
Meat packers in Toronto strengthen picket line, not intimidated by boss BY NATALIE STAKE-DOUCET and JOHN STEELE, UFCW Local 175
Along with the paycheck came a unsigned letter from the company saying that the bosses were “very disappointed that you rejected our contract offer” and the “signing bonus of $500 per employee conditional on ratification October 28/04—NOW OFF THE TABLE.” The letter also stated that the offer from the company was better than the recently ratified agreement at the Maple Leaf Foods plant in Burlington.
The letter ended by stating, “every day the strike continues, the more difficult it will be to get back your hours and your customers,” and as a result, “WITH THIS STRIKE YOU HAVE PUT YOUR JOBS AT RISK!”------------------------------------------- posted 6:52 AM :: reference link ::
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