RE: EX MLA Pension Cuts:
As president of the CEP Local 29 located in Edmundston, I simply had to
send in my two cents and represent my views and the views of my members.
I am quite perplexed to see Mr. Jeannot Volpé coming out of the woodwork
and crying out injustice because his pension got cut by one third.
OTTAWA -- The Communications Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada has filed legal actions in Quebec Superior Court against the directors of the former Fraser Papers, owned by Brookfield Asset Management.
"Our legal struggle on behalf of the pensioners and workers of Fraser Papers has now begun," says CEP President Dave Coles. "This is about fairness for retirees and workers who lost almost 40% of their pensions. The directors of Fraser Papers must now be held to account."
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Topp addresses union rally on pensions, says bankruptcy laws used against workers
TORONTO -- One of Canada’s largest private sector unions, the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, has today declared its support for Brian Topp as the next leader of the New Democratic Party.
I sympathise with White Birch Paper retirees. Let me tell you what I went through with the CCAA.
I worked for 39 years at the Thurso paper plant. I worked both the night shift and the day shift and this was detrimental to my health. Now that I have retired and should be able to derive some benefit from all those hours spent fighting off sleep, the Ontario Court of Justice has deprived me of that entitlement in the interest of a multinational company.
I worked at the Fraser Papers' mill in Thurso, Quebec for 38 years as a machinist. On each paycheque, I contributed a portion of my wages to the pension fund by obligation, which I believed would be a guaranteed investment. I retired in 2003.
THURSO, QC – On November 8th, workers of the former Fraser Papers plant will hold a news conference to officially launch the Victims of Brookfield Association as part of an awareness-raising campaign.
A true story: I worked at the Fraser Papers' mill in Edmundston for 36 years. On each pay cheque, I contributed a portion of my wages to the pension fund, which I believed would be a guaranteed investment.
