Latest news: 11 month
anniversary
Eleven months on and 3,500 Steelworkers
members on strike at mining giant Vale across Canada are staying
strong. Negotiations recently resumed between the Steelworkers and
Vale in Toronto, Canada. Although progress has been made, it’s
going very slowly. In the meanwhile the Steelworkers working with
Unite as part of Workers Uniting are running a strong global
campaign. This has included multiple delegations of Steelworkers
coming to the UK to rally at investor events, meet with politicians
and other activities.
Recently a delegation of Steelworkers
including Vale striker Bill Belowos participated in the Unite
Policy Conference in Manchester. Unite participants in the
conference showed tremendous support and renewed their commitment
to ensure this struggle results in a Workers Uniting victory!
These photos show the strength of the members in
their fight for a Fair Deal Now!
Union leaders from around the world came
together on 22 March 2010 in support of striking steelworkers Local
6500 members. An estimated 2,300 to 4,000 people marched from the
Union's Brady Street hall to the Sudbury Arena. The Bridging the
Gap rally, was attended by union leaders from across the country
and around the world -
click here to watch the film.
Background:
The Canadian workers at Vale-Inco have done
everything they could to avoid a strike at the mining
company.
The management is demanding that the workers accept
the company’s demands for dramatic long-term restructuring and
cuts to how staff are paid.
The recent negotiations has been nothing like the past
negotiations with Inco. Vale, the new owner who currently is a
massively profitable multinational from Brazil and backed by Wall
St money, has chosen to use the current economic conditions as
simply an excuse to extract deep long-term cuts with little regard
for maintaining the family incomes that 
sustain the community in Sudbury, Canada.
Please show your solidarity with the workers in Vale Inco -
support the Workers Uniting campaign for a FAIR DEAL NOW!
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