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Bombardier

3/29/2016

Bombardier: Time to Nationalize

by David Bush, Gerard Di Trolio, and Doug Nesbitt The best solution for Bombardier’s endless financial woes is the one that nobody is talking about: nationalization. It’s time for the Canadian government to stop subsidizing the profits of the transport and aerospace company’s shareholders. The only people to lose in this proposal are Bay Street speculators. The Continue readingBombardier: Time to Nationalize

9/15/2014

RankandFile.ca Weekly Labour News Update: September 15, 2014

BC teachers | Baristas Rise Up | Bombardier strike | Federal minimum wage | Federal PS bargaining | Regina pensions | Cameco lockout | Native court workers | Edmonton senior care layoffs | Temporary foreign workers | Ontario mines safety report | Kellogg’s London Striking BC teachers 99.4 percent for binding arbitration Tamsyn Burgmann, CTV Continue readingRankandFile.ca Weekly Labour News Update: September 15, 2014

8/29/2014

Four major battles for the Canadian labour movement

Coming out of a productive four days of workshops and cross-union collaboration at the Peoples’ Social Forum, RankandFile.ca has developed some reflections on some of the major labour struggles panning out across the country. From the attack on BC teachers to abuse in the Temporary Foreign Worker Program,  the public is facing its fair share Continue readingFour major battles for the Canadian labour movement

8/14/2014

Bombardier strikers take their struggle to the streets of Toronto

By Gerard Di Trolio Striking workers at Bombardier’s assembly plant in Thunder Bay have taken their struggle to the streets of Toronto to make sure people across Ontario understand their situation. A number of information pickets will be set up in the coming days at several subway and GO Transit stations as well as Bombardier’s aerospace facility in Continue readingBombardier strikers take their struggle to the streets of Toronto

7/30/2014

Pensions 101: From Workplace Plans to CPP

The Bombardier strike in Thunder Bay by 900 Unifor members has been sparked by yet another attempt by a profitable corporation to rollback the pensions of workers, specifically future hires. In the interest of providing readers a thorough understanding of the various types of pensions, RankandFile.ca`s Doug Nesbitt conducted this extended interview with Kevin Skerrett, Continue readingPensions 101: From Workplace Plans to CPP

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