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However, a second vote on the

Ivaco salvage plan awaits company's OK

concessions was held April 27 and 28,

with members of the three union locals

voting in favour of the new contract.

In an effort to salvage the factory which

richard.mahoney@eap.on.ca

Officials from the company’s head office

Before the first vote, members

employs465,unionizedworkershavevoted

L’O RIGNAL

in Chicago were to meet union

erroneously believed that the expansion

infavourofafive-yearpayfreeze,considered

representatives Wednesday.

wasafaitaccompliandthattheinvestment

to be crucial to the company’s plans to

Officials with the United Steelworkers,

would proceed, with or without a pay

After weeks of uncertainty about the

upgrade the operation on County Road 17.

the union that represents 360 employees at

freeze, relates Leblanc.

future of the Ivaco RollingMills steel mill

Acceptance of the concessions raised

Ivaco,havebeenreluctanttospeculateabout

The concessions represent a loss of

in L’Orignal, workers had reason to be

hopes that the company would cancel the

the company’s response to the union’s 87

between $20 and $25 per week for the

optimistic this week.

July 16 closure of the melt shop.

per cent vote in favour of the pay freeze.

union members, who earn an average of

“If the company decided that there were

$27 an hour, says Leblanc.

reasonstoinvestinanexpansion,thosesame

InanApril28lettertothecompany,the

reasons are still there today,” said

union urges the corporation to reverse its

Steelworkers staff representative Richard

melt shop shutdown decision.

Leblanc.

“All the employees and the local

A division of Heico Corporation, Ivaco

communityreallyneedthese jobs,”writes

announced in an April 12 letter that it was

Leblanc. “We have a good group of proud

closing the melt shop, citing the need for “a

people” who can overcome challenges,

stable labour environment so this capital

produce quality steel and “is willing to

investmentwouldnotbeputatanyincreased

work with the company to make it

risk.”

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