Negotiations Update - June 14, 2006

NOTICE OF MEETING CANCELLATION & RESUMPTION OF TALKS

The Membership Meeting for Sunday, June 18 has been cancelled and your committee is scheduled to resume talks with the WEG on Tuesday, June 20.

We are planning NO JOB ACTION before meeting with Woodbine on Tuesday, June 20.

Disregard the mailing that was sent out earlier this week.

Please convey this message to any co-workers that may not have access to our email and internet information.

We will notify all members by telephone, as soon as possible, about the meeting cancellation.

Negotiations Update - June 10, 2006

Our bargaining committee presented Woodbine's offer of settlement to a well attended meeting held this morning ( Sat. June 10/06). Congratulations to all those who came out to support our committee and express themselves through their comments and the ballot box. Your committee thanks you for the many kind words of encouragement and your engagement in this process.

The bargaining committee did not recommend the acceptance of WEG's offer and requested a strike mandate.

Woodbine's offer was rejected by the membership.
The membership delivered a strike mandate.

Your committee is determined to reach an acceptable settlement and will resume negotiations.

We are on STRIKE ALERT. You will be notified immediately when job action is necessary.

Negotiations Update - June 03, 2006

Our bargaining committee met with WEG on May 30 and June 2.

We have meetings with WEG scheduled for June 7 and 9.

Woodbine has hired approximately 100 new mutuel employees in recent months. These new hirees are members of our bargaining unit and, as such, will be entitled to vote on any Collective Agreement under the Labour Laws of Ontario. It is extremely important that these new employees understand, as we all should, that we are determined to secure an agreement that benefits all members of the bargaining unit.

It is in the interest of all of us, including newly hired employees, to support our bargaining committee in its efforts.

Teamsters Canada, Local 419 has provided us with an office, a computer and other necessary equipment at the Teamsters Canada location on Airport Road. We will be setting up our office in the near future and will notify the membership with all the details as soon as they become available.

NOTICE: All members have been notified of a Bargaining Unit Meetting, June 10/06. Check our previous post for details.

NOTICE OF MEETING

TO: ALL BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES OF CANADIAN RACETRACK WORKERS UNION

A MEETING WILL BE HELD ON:
Saturday June 10th, 2006
AT 8:30 A.M.
Royal Canadian Legion
4025 Brandon Gate Dr I
Mississauga ON L4T 3Z9

AGENDA:

· Report on negotiations
· Secret ballot vote on the Company’s final offer/or Memorandum of Settlement
· Secret ballot vote to authorize a strike

NOTE: June 10, 2006 at 12:01 A.M. is the strike/lock-out deadline.

THIS IS YOUR COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT; PLEASE ATTEND YOUR UNION MEETING

Fraternally yours,
CANADIAN RACETRACK WORKERS UNION

Brian Henderson: President
___________________________________________________________

Copies of our mailed notification of above meeting and map & directions are available for download.
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Notification of Meeting - June 10/06
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Map & Directions
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Proposed Changes to the Collective Agreement

At our May 17th meeting with Woodbine, the Union tabled our revised changes to the Collective Agreement (CA). In this instance, we tabled our proposals as they would appear in the body of the CA wherever possible. Admittedly, this makes for an unwieldy working document. It does, however, allow everyone to see the proposed changes, additions, and deletions in context.

All deletions appear as stikeouts - text has horizontal line through it

All changes and additions appear in bold text- bold text

Copies of our Revised Proposals are available for download.
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Revised Union Proposals tabled May 17/06

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Negotiations Update - May 19, 2006

At our May 17th meeting with Woodbine, the Union asked for a no board report which will put the parties in a legal strike/lock-out position as of midnight June 9th.

We plan on having a Bargaining Unit Meeting/Meetings and a vote on a contract proposal shortly after this date.

We have meetings with WEG scheduled for May 30, June 2, 7 and 9.

Negotiations Update - May 5, 2006

On May 3rd, our Bargaining Committee met with WEG in the presence of a Ministry appointed conciliation officer. Progress continues to be slow.

Because we are now at the conciliation stage of the process, either party can request a no board report at any time. This would place us in a legal strike / lockout position within twenty days from the day the request is made.

There can be no labour dispute before our bargaining unit has had an opportunity to vote on a WEG offer. This is the law. In order to get the best offer we possibly can, it is vital that WEG knows that we support our Bargaining Committee.

We have meetings with WEG scheduled for May 17, 30, June 2, 7 and 9.