Greetings,
We met with management yesterday until late in the night, to see if we could find a solution to our outstanding issues.
One of the more controversial problems we have is that the company is demanding to cut rates of pay for a number of bartenders at Mohawk, who have been paid at a higher classification for the last three collective agreements and they have now decided that with CAW they’re going to cut those rates, which is just unacceptable.
They are moving closer to finding some solutions to our language and representation issues, and there is no question that our activities at the picket line is influencing them to find solutions to our items.
In the meantime we are continuing to encourage as many as possible to participate on the strike lines at Mohawk and Woodbine.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to give Brian Stevens (416-567-8281) or myself (416-565-3677) a call.
I will keep you posted.
In solidarity,
Hemi Mitic
