tentative deal
reached to end
Crown beer can strike
Weston, ONT. — The United Steelwork-
ers (USW) and Crown Holdings reached
a tentative agreement aimed at ending a
22-month strike at the company's beer can
manufacture plant.
The tentative deal was reached on July 8
with the assistance of the Ontario Labour
Relations Board.
According to USW, the proposed con-
tract will be presented to striking workers
and submitted to a ratification vote on July
18 and 19. Details of the tentative agreement
will not be released prior to the ratification
vote.
USW Local 9176 represents 130 employ-
ees at Crown Holding's Weston, Ont., plant.
Employees first walked off the job in Sep-
tember 2013 after the company called for
a two-tier wage plan. USW said the plan
would permanently cut young and
new workers' wages
by up to 42
per cent.
"I commend the members of Steelworkers
Local 9176 and their negotiating committee
for the incredible solidarity and character
they exhibited throughout this prolonged
struggle," said Marty Warren, Ontario direc-
tor for the union.
new penalties
introduced for
abuse of foreign
worker programs
OTTAWA — Employment and Social De-
velopment Canada recently announced new
penalties for employers who abuse the Tem-
porary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP)
and the International Mobility Program
(IMP).
Moving forward, employers that are non-
compliant with program conditions could be
subject to financial penalties ranging from
$500 to $100,000 per violation. A maximum
of $1 million in financial penalties could be
meted out in a one-year period.
Additionally, the existing two-year ban
from the programs will be replaced with
bans of various lengths, including periods of
one, two, five and 10 years.
The most serious of violations could result
in employers facing permanent bans.
The new consequences will come into
force on Dec. 1, 2015. The federal govern-
ment initially announced the program
changes in June 2014.
According to Employment and Social De-
velopment Canada, these new consequenc-
es will encourage compliance by ensuring
the misuse of the programs or mistreatment
of workers will be met with appropriate con-
sequences.
"We are committed to protecting the Ca-
nadian labour market and economy as well
as foreign workers," said Pierre Poilievre,
minister of employment and social develop-
ment.
"Employers who break the rules will face
the full force of the law."
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