BRAMPTON, ON, May 15, 2024
/CNW/ - Unifor National President Lana
Payne will join members and supporters from across the GTA
for a rally on Thursday May 16 at
10 a.m. to support Unifor Local 112
and 673 on strike at MDA Space in Brampton, Ontario.
"For five weeks, Unifor members have been on the picket line
fighting for a fair deal while the company refuses to negotiate,"
said Unifor National President Lana
Payne. "This company's strong profits are driven by federal
government contracts for the Canadarm3 project robotics maintenance
on the International Space Station, and more. Our members deserve
to be treated better and so do Canadians who are footing the tab
while MDA refuses to negotiate with workers while bragging about
doubling its revenues."
What:
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Rally to support
MDA Space workers on strike
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Who:
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Unifor National
President Lana Payne, Local 112 and 673 members and
supporters.
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When:
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Thursday, May 16,
at 10 a.m. Eastern Time
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Where:
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MDA Space, 7500
Financial Drive, Brampton, Ontario L6Y 0R9
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Approximately 50 Unifor Local 112 and 673 members have been
on strike at the company's newly built flagship headquarters in
Brampton, Ontario since
April 9th. In the days leading up to
the strike, the company walked away from the table and informed the
union that it would not participate in any further negotiations.
Issues that remain on the table include inadequate wage increases,
no increase to pension contributions and a lack of protection
against the rising cost of living. Just days ago MDA CEO Mike
Greenley boasted of the company's 'first double', recently
growing revenue from 400 million to 800 million. MDA projects 2024
revenues to rise to $950 million –
1.05 billion, representing a 25% increase mid-point over
2023.
The company has received generous subsidies from the
Ontario government to build its
now idle headquarters and was awarded a $250
million contract from the Canadian Space Agency to support
robotics operations on the International Space Station and
$269 million for the next phase of
CanadArm3.
Unifor is Canada's largest
union in the private sector, representing 315,000 workers in every
major area of the economy. The union advocates for all working
people and their rights, fights for equality and social justice in
Canada and abroad, and strives to
create progressive change for a better future.
SOURCE Unifor