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Steelworkers send 'strong message' to Vale Inco by rejecting contract

Mar 12, 2010


UPDATED — March 12, 1:10 p.m. Steelworkers Local 6500 president John Fera said he's happy his members supported the recommendation of the bargaining committee, and voted 88.7 per cent in favour of rej...

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..NO vote. Want someone to blame for the impending collapse of your union? Look no further than your front door. When y...
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posted by: Phillip Morris

Vale statement addresses Local 6500 'campaign of misinformation'

Mar 17, 2010


Vale Inco has posted a message to striking United Steelworkers (USW) Local 6500 members on one of its websites to answer questions “following the USW campaign of misinformation” in the lead up to ...

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Vale has created the problem for itself by trying to impose a top-down management style that may have worked well in Bra...
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posted by: camoman

Sudbury a 'powder keg' as Vale Inco ramps up production

Mar 15, 2010


Steelworkers District 6 director Wayne Fraser said Sudbury is a “powder keg” as Vale Inco prepares to bring in replacement workers to bring its operations in the community to full production, acco...

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They didn't plan on the fully qualified bunch from Timmins there noofie. They forgot also about the 686 Xstrata guy...
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posted by: Phillip Morris

Medicine lodge merges two worlds at hospital

Mar 18, 2010


Tucked into a corner near the main lobby of Sudbury Regional Hospital’s new one-site location is a circular room, with wooden poles standing at intervals, and strips of red, black, white and yellow pa...

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Skndstry ~ Much appreciated. :) And thanks for writing what you did in reply to PM, you said what I wanted to. PM ~ D...
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posted by: proudmary

Venue for Steelworkers' rally changed due to 'safety concerns'

Mar 18, 2010


UPDATED - March 18, 12:42 p.m. The location of a United Steelworkers Local 6500 rally planned for the late afternoon of March 22 has been changed from the Paris Street bridge to the Sudbury Arena ...

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The police should stop the USW from marching on Brady and Minto streets and Sudbury mayor should charge the Union a lot ...
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posted by: whiteswan69

Port Colborne workers reject Vale Inco offer

Mar 15, 2010


UPDATED - March 15, 8:54 a.m. Members of Steelworkers Local 6200, located in Port Colborne, Ont., voted 98 per cent against a contract offer presented by their employer, Vale Inco. This came a day...

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Camoman Those of us who know what we're talking about call it 5 nine nickel....not 99.998% pure. I think that was ...
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posted by: noofie

Teen suffers life-threatening injuries after struck by vehicle

Mar 15, 2010


UPDATED - March 15, 11:10 a.m. A 15-year-old Azilda teen is being transferred to an Ottawa hospital following an accident on Notre Dame Avenue, near Pioneer Manor, shortly after midnight, March 13...

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Cyberstunned.You must be one of those people that don't look when they walk out onto the roadway just daring someone...
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Challenges 'should have been addressed 10-15 years ago'

Mar 18, 2010


When Brazil's Vale SA snapped up Inco for $19 billion in 2006, there was plenty of buzz as to what the mining giant would do with the 107-year old Canadian mining company....

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Thank you Housewife. I detected several subtle compliments in that blog. Some day I'd like to meet you and your...
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posted by: noofie

Vale Inco CEO blames union for 'intolerant' campaign

Mar 18, 2010


Vale Inco's chief executive officer broke his months-long silence today by calling out the United Steelworkers leadership for a campaign relying on racism and xenophobia....

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@" Waiting You said "Sure Vale supports some things, but really in all fairness how much do you think this ...
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posted by: noofie

Sudbury's new hospital receives $10.7 M from province

Mar 17, 2010


The Sudbury Regional Hospital is the recipient of $10.7 million from the provincial government's Post Construction Operating Plan (PCOP) program....

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You haven't displayed even a tenuous grasp of the issues - but you think you'd know how to spend $10 million?! ...
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