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International unions' joint letter to Crown Holdings
Crown is demanding cuts despite doubling its profits in 2012 and recognizing its Toronto workers with an award this year for their "dedication, commitment, teamwork and personal accountability" and for meeting or exceeding the company's expectations for "safety, productivity, quality and budget management."
"The Toronto plant is one of the company's premier plants, and it's time to draw a line in the sand to stop Crown's unwarranted attack on all its workers," said Ken Neumann, USW Canadian National Director.
"We are launching a global campaign to fight back for Crown workers and their communities all over the world," Neumann said.
IndustriALL, the global union federation representing over 50 million members, recently condemned Crown's efforts to crush a union in Turkey. The USW will be enlisting IndustriALL in the global campaign, Neumann said.
"We will leave no stone unturned in this campaign and will hold Crown's officers and Board of Directors wholly responsible for these attacks," he added.
Crown customers in Canada, such as breweries and soft-drink companies, may be forced to seek other suppliers if the strike is prolonged and the campaign escalates.
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International unions' joint letter to Crown Holdings
Crown is demanding cuts despite doubling its profits in 2012 and recognizing its Toronto workers with an award this year for their "dedication, commitment, teamwork and personal accountability" and for meeting or exceeding the company's expectations for "safety, productivity, quality and budget management."
"The Toronto plant is one of the company's premier plants, and it's time to draw a line in the sand to stop Crown's unwarranted attack on all its workers," said Ken Neumann, USW Canadian National Director.
"We are launching a global campaign to fight back for Crown workers and their communities all over the world," Neumann said.
IndustriALL, the global union federation representing over 50 million members, recently condemned Crown's efforts to crush a union in Turkey. The USW will be enlisting IndustriALL in the global campaign, Neumann said.
"We will leave no stone unturned in this campaign and will hold Crown's officers and Board of Directors wholly responsible for these attacks," he added.
Crown customers in Canada, such as breweries and soft-drink companies, may be forced to seek other suppliers if the strike is prolonged and the campaign escalates.
canadian crown cork strike
Crown, Cork and Seal Forces Workers On Strike
TORONTO, 6 September 2013 – Because of unreasonable demands to cut employee benefits, pension issues and the setting up of a two-tiered wage system, the 130 workers at Crown, Cork and Seal reluctantly when out on strike this morning.
Members of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 9176 have a long and proud history of working hard and producing quality cans that are used for beer, soda pop and many other uses.
“Our members are united and determined to get a fair deal. We have always worked hard, given this company a fair-day’s sweat and worked together on issues of mutual concern. However, these dramatic and crushing cuts are an affront to our members’ goodwill and hard work,” said Ken Hetherton, President of USW Local 9176.
“Our families deserve the respect and decency of being dealt with fairly and reasonably. All we are asking for is a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work,” added Hetherton.
Contacts:
Ken Hetherton, President, USW Local 9176, 416-890-0118
Lawrence Hay, USW Staff Represenative, 416-807-8792 / 416-977-7274, lhay@usw.ca
Tony DePaulo, Assistant to USW District 6 Director, 905-869-0760 / 416-243-8792
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