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21 Lakehead Labour Centre – 929 Fort William Road – Thunder Bay, ON –
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OCTOBER 2005 I want to thank everyone who came out to support Labour Day festivities across the North West Region this year. Many cities and towns had parades and other events to celebrate hardworking men and women in Ontario. We enjoy many rights and privileges as workers in this province and even more as a result of our collective power. But there are many employers out there who take advantage of their workers. We need to encourage our friends and family members to assert their workplace rights and to seek union representation to ensure those rights are not violated. Thank you again for making this year's Labour Day a great success and for your ongoing support throughout the year.
Steward Seminar Fifty stewards from across the North West – from Kenora to Kapuskasing – joined staff and instructors for the weekend of September 10 and 11, 2005. Participants took part great courses and discussions ranging from Stewards Training to Health and Safety. Donations and raffles for donated prizes raised $1,300 for the LLSC. Employer jailed for ignoring terms of collective agreement In a ruling dated September 16, 2005, the owner of the Rainy Lake Hotel in Fort Francis was found to be in contempt of court and sentenced to 30 days imprisonment, with the warrant enforced by the Ontario Provincial Police Force. The judge wrote: "With respect to the issue of incarceration, this is normally used as a last resort where less intrusive sanction fails to ensure compliance. However, in this case, there is no reasonable prospect that Mr. Syrovy will obey any court directives or pay a fine. In these circumstances, given his history of defiant disobedience, I find that any personal sanction other than incarceration would be ineffective and bring the administration of justice into disrepute." The Rainy Lake Hotel, its registered owner, 777604 Ontario, and Ladislav Syrovy, in his capacity as President, General Manager and Secretary of 777604, and manager of the hotel, were all found to be in contempt. They had ignored earlier rulings requiring them to pay wages, provide employees with T4 slips, and remit health & dental plan and group insurance premiums, union dues and other payments required under the collective agreement signed by Syrovy. The arbitrator required Syrovy and/or 777604 Ontario to comply with the terms of the collective agreement and additionally to pay a fine of $25,000 on or before October 15, 2005. Failure to pay the fine will result in it increasing, by $1,000, on the 15th of each subsequent month. The employer is also responsible for court costs of $15,000, payable within 90 days. North West members learn CPR and First Aid treatments On September 24 and 25, the Local Union held courses in Thunder Bay on First Aid & CPR and basic Trauma First Aid. A number of members took part in both courses where they learned basic lifesaving techniques. Fall Online Courses: Click here for current course listings. |
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