Union says employer failed to act on mine safety

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Description: United Steelworkers Local 6500 has released a report into the deaths of two Sudbury miners and is complaining that management at the Vale mine failed to act on safety concerns. Source: CBC Date: 03/02/2012 Link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2012/03/02/sudbury-vale-mine-probe.html Related links: Postmedia story Earlier story Local 6500 website, with report Vale Mines Questions for discussion: What is… Read more »

Grievance could take years to settle

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Description: It could take years to settle a grievance filed by the Mine, Mill and Smelter workers union over bonuses the union says are owed to its members by Xstrata Nickel in Sudbury, Ont. Source: The Sudbury Star Date: 04/15/2011 Link: http://www.thesudburystar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3076880 Questions for discussion: What type of grievance is this? What steps would this… Read more »