Seventy-two hours strike notice at Canadian Pacific
Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) which represents some 4,800 workers at Canadian Pacific has issued today a 72 hours strike notice that will take effect on May 23rd at 0:01.
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Benefits and Annual Vacation During a Strike or Lock-Out
This letter is to inform the membership that, during a legal strike, your day to day benefits are not covered by the Company’s benefit plans. Should it be necessary, the TCRC has purchased emergency coverage from an outside source to cover any unexpected emergency claims during this period.
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CP Rail CEO Fred Green steps down in historic boardroom shakeup
CALGARY — Just hours before the showdown between CP Rail and hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management, the company dropped a bombshell that five key members of the board including chair John Cleghorn would not be standing for re-election.
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Where is your pension going?
We need your help in this fight and strongly urge you to contact your Member of Parliament (MP) regarding this attack by CP on your pension.
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TCRC National Bursary Program
This is a reminder that the deadline of May 30th is fast approaching. If you know someone who would like to send an application for 2012, please ensure that you remind them of this deadline.
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A 300% leap in profit and they want our pensions too?
CP forecasts 300% leap in profit.
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How Much Will YOU Lose from OAS Deferral??
Anyone who is under 54 right now can calculate how much OAS benefits they would lose, as a result of having up to their first 2 years of benefits eliminated.
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CLC president says middle class under attack
Georgetti says the government has borrowed billions of dollars to spend on tax giveaways to big business who don’t need the money and who are sitting on the cash rather than investing in creating jobs. “Now the government wants to pay for those tax breaks by making drastic spending cuts.
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