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PORT COLBORNE, ON - Local 6200 President Wayne Rae announces the result of the Local 6200 ratification vote. Ninety-seven per cent of the members cast ballots, and, of that, ninety-five per cent voted to reject Vale Inco's final offer. Local 6200 now joins Local 6500 in a legal strike position on Sunday, July 12 at midnight.
Rae said he is very pleased that the membership in Port Colborne showed up and gave such a strong message of support. "We now join our brothers and sisters from Sudbury and Voisey Bay in rejecting the final offer from Vale Inco. This rejection is just further proof that the offer has concessions that the members are not willing to accept."
Wayne Fraser, director of District 6 of the Steelworkers, congratulated the members of Local 6200 on their resolve to get a fair contract. "It is a real show of solidarity to have the Port Colborne members turn down this offer and join in the fight with the members from Sudbury and Voisey Bay. Our members have negotiated forward-looking and long-term contracts that have been positive for our members, the community, and the Company. It's just wrong that Vale is now trying to eliminate all that."
Fraser urges Vale Inco to get back to the bargaining table to negotiate a Canadian solution.
For more information, go to a new website being launched in coordination with the Sudbury strike at midnight on July 12, 2009, www.fairdealnow.ca
For further information: Wayne Fraser at (416) 577-4045
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