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wm pasz	Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 8:15 pm
Joined: 29 Jan 2006 Posts: 1219 Location: Toronto	UFCW Local 175 has been decertified at the Coca Cola plant in Hamilton Ontario. Workers at the plant formed a new union called the United Bottlers Workers Union last year as a result of growing concerns about the UFCW's CCWIPP pension plan and applied for certification when Local 175's contract entered its open period. The UBWU was successful in a representation vote held in December 2006. The UFCW responded with a barrage of challenges, all of which were dismissed in a decision issued earlier this month by the Ontario Labour Relations Board. This is the first known decertification of a UFCW local as a direct result of concerns about the CCWIPP plan. Sources in the plant have told uncharted that in their last negotiations they were asked to take a wage freeze in exchange for increased employer contributions to CCWIPP. They agreed - on to learn in 2005 of the uses to which their money was being put. _________________ Time is on the side of the oppressed today, it's against the oppressor. Truth is on the side of the oppressed today, it's against the oppressor. You don't need anything else. - Malcolm X
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SharynS	Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 9:51 pm
Joined: 28 Jan 2006 Posts: 2941 Location: the 'puter	"The Board declares that United Food & Commercial Workers International Union, Local 175 no longer represents the employees of Coca Cola Bottling Company Canada." For the ufcw goof-ups, that has to be like finding the poop your dog left on the neighbors lawn, on your own doorstep. A whole years worth to boot. Can I say *boot. Way to go Duffman! _________________ Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself.* - Salman Rushdie
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Laboryes	Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:54 am
Joined: 29 Jan 2006 Posts: 1967	Quote: This is the first known decertification of a UFCW local as a direct result of concerns about the CCWIPP plan. It makes me wonder will you see similar things happening in Loveall's Local Ate in Sacramento? There has been many emails and much talk in the stores and the word of the day seems to be decertification. _________________ "When people refuse to obey, then democracy comes alive." Howard Zinn
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GRUMPY	Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 2:24 pm
Joined: 19 Feb 2006 Posts: 198	Funny you should say that LY. A senior member came in this a.m. and asked what I thought if we went to Safeway and cut a deal without our "leaders". Maybe people are paying attention and thinking a bit.
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newguard	Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 10:51 am
Joined: 05 Feb 2006 Posts: 88	Congrats to anyone who is successful in changing their Union or the leadership because the fight to do so can be vicious to say the least.
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newfy	Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 8:30 am
Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 11 Location: Hamilton Ontario	Hello people,I am a first timer on this site and I must say it is a pleasure.After inhaling the thrashing our brothers and sisters at Coke gave to Local 175 here in Hamilton yes that is what I call cleaning house and kicking the garbage to the side walk. I should mention I Am A member of 175 or I taught I Was that is until I sent an e-mail asking for the status of my membership on June 13/07 well I am kicking my own ass now because on June 14/07 a response I did receive an that was My membership had been terminated in January 2004. Folks I have been off work for a couple years due to work related injuries,my place of employment is Unionized UFCW local 175 I have Tribunal upcoming against my employer and WSIB'. Would I be correct in saying my employer is no longer my employer? I sure could use some feed back on this issue because I am at a loss. Thank You. Newfy
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wm pasz	Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 10:45 am
Joined: 29 Jan 2006 Posts: 1219 Location: Toronto	Hi Newfy and welcome to our world - What's your status right now? Are you still receiving WSIB or company sick benefits? Has the company ever written to you saying that your employment is terminated? It will be a little easier to try to answer your questions if we have more info about your situation. _________________ Time is on the side of the oppressed today, it's against the oppressor. Truth is on the side of the oppressed today, it's against the oppressor. You don't need anything else. - Malcolm X
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newfy	Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 3:45 am
Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 11 Location: Hamilton Ontario	Hello wm pasz, as to your questions no I am not collecting any benefits from WSIB as I am arguing my case at Tribunal when ever that happens I am collecting CPP disability. The employer no I have not received a letter of termination and I am using their drug plan. I am concerned so today I approached my local and argued the status of my membership and reminded them I had not quit my place of employment as 175 had reported in a letter to the CCwipp Pension Trustees which blew up in their faces. I did however request my membership be placed on their disability file or I would be seeking legal advice and go from there. I won that one. Why is it you you have to fight your own membership to keep your own ass out of the frying pan when you end up in the situations revolving around injuries in the work place? Do they not understand that if they protected their members in the work place to a degree work injuries may not be so high? I strongly feel that what the workers did at Coca Cola here in Hamilton may be a turning point here in Southern On Lets hope so.
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