Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto's Lockout is an Assault on Workers
Rio Tinto Alcan forced nearly 800 workers onto picket lines on New Year's Day rather than continue attempts to negotiate a new contract. The workers are members of USW/Syndicat des Métallos Local 9490. The United Steelworkers/Syndicat des Métallos is ready to fight for decent jobs and take the battle against Rio Tinto to its operations across the globe, with the support of our fellow workers across North America and around the world.
For continuing information on the lockout: www.JusticeForRioTintoWorkers.ca
Related Articles and Media Releases
- 14 March 2012 The Australian Workers' Union Global solidarity a crucial weapon against Rio Tinto
- 14 March 2012 Media Release Rio Tinto Under Surveillance, Called Back to Table to Negotiate in Good Faith!
- 14 March 2012 Media Release Worldwide Campaign Spills onto New Website Against Canadian Lock Out
- 9 March 2012 Le Devoir Rio Tinto Alcan - Aluminum Prices Rising During Lockout
- 9 March 2012 Green Left Queensland wharfies stand with locked out Canadian workers
- 8 March 2012 Maritime Union of New Zealand Canadian Steelworkers Bring Smelter Protest to New Zealand
- 7 March 2012 Media Release Solidarity Bus Trip Bolsters Locked-Out Rio Tinto Workers
- 6 March 2012 Downloadable Flyers Massive Rally in Alma, Quebec on March 31
- 6 mars 2012 The Standard (New Zealand) Support for global union solidarity
- 5 March 2012 Maritime Union of Australia MUA Joins With USW To Protest Outside Rio Tinto Headquarters
- 2 March 2912 Media Release Worldwide Unions Launch Campaign Against Rio Tinto
- 29 February 2012 Media Release Secret agreements between Rio Tinto Alcan and government
- 20 February 2012 Discount Subcontracting: The "New" Orphan Clause
- 23 February 2012 Daily Commercial News Rio Tinto firm Iron Ore Company of Canada charged under Newfoundland and Labrador Occupational Health and Safety Act
- 17 February 2012 The Gazette Protesting students join locked-out Rio Tinto workers in demonstration
- 16 February 2012 Media Release B.C. Workers Pledge $60,000 Per Month to Support Locked-Out Employees in Alma
- 15 February 2012 Media Release Global Campaign Against Rio Tinto to Support Locked-Out Quebec Workers
- 7 February 2012 LaPresse.ca Government Must Intervene, Alma Mayor Says
- 6 February 2012 Media Release Rio Tinto's European workers support those locked out in Alma
- 24 January 2012 Media Release Harper Silent as Foreign Corporations Launch Attacks on Canadians
- 12 January 2012 Media Release Steelworkers Quebec Director Rallies Locked-Out Aluminum Workers
- Corporate Watch Rio Tinto Labour Violations
- USW Political Action and Campaigns: Foreign Takeovers
Photos and Videos
- 11 March 2012 Video by Fiverockbill on YouTube I Will Follow Him
- 8 March 2012 South Today News New Zealand New Zealand TV News on Rio Tinto Lock-Out
- 7 March 2012 WIN TV Australian News Coverage of Quebec Steelworkers World Tour
- 5 March 2012 Video Solidarity Bus Trip
- 5 March 2012 Photo gallery Solidarity Bus Trip
- 7 March 2012 Photo gallery Mineworkers Union of Turkey
- 5 March 2012 Video Solidarity Bus Trip – Frère Jacques
- 24 February 2012 Photo gallery California Solidarity for Rio Tinto Workers
- 13 February 2012 Video by Fiverockbill on YouTube Alma Lock-Out 2012
- Photo gallery
- 5 February 2012 Video De colores Joyeux lurons. En lock-out le moral est bon
- Rio Tinto Lock-Out
Take Action
Send an email to your Member of Parliament asking that the federal government improve the Investment Canada Act to ensure that Canadian workers and communities truly benefit from foreign takeovers of our corporations, industries and natural resources. Lobby Your MP
Download and print these flyers:
Poster - Help Get Rio Tinto Off the Olympic Podium!
Steelworkers mine the gold in the Olympic medals. However, Rio Tinto's anti-worker and environmentally damaging practices betray the Olympic spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play.
Tens of thousands of people around the world are telling Olympic organizers that Rio Tinto doesn't deserve to be an official supplier of the London 2012 Summer Games.
Help protect the Olympic ideals and defend the livelihoods of Quebec's next generation.
Flyers for Massive Rally March 31 in Alma, Quebec
- March 31 rally flyer - emailable - English (jpg)
- March 31 rally flyer - emailable - French (jpg)
- March 31 rally flyer - colour - English
- March 31 rally flyer - colour - French
- March 31 rally flyer - black & white - English
- March 31 rally flyer - black & white - French
- Large format poster - colour - French
- Large format poster version 2 - colour - French
- Large format poster - black & white - French
Help stop Rio Tinto's attack on workers
- Rio Tinto flyer - colour version - English
- Rio Tinto flyer - black & white version - English
- Rio Tinto flyer - colour version - French
- Rio Tinto flyer - black & white version - French
Placards (Tabloid size: 17 x 11 inches)
- Placard - Nos ressources, nos emplois
- Placard - Rio Tinto appauvrit notre région
- Placard - Des emplois pour nos jeunes
Solidarity and Support
- 8 March 2012 Maritime Union of New Zealand Canadian Steelworkers Bring Smelter Protest to New Zealand
- 7 March 2012 Mineworkers in Turkey Support Quebec Steelworkers
- 5 March 2012 Maritime Union of Australia MUA Joins With USW To Protest Outside Rio Tinto Headquarters
- 23 February 2012 New Zealand events supporting USW by the Mining & Maritime Initiative New Zealand
- 18 February 2012 L.A. County Federation of Labour welcomes Quebec Steelworkers
- 7 February 2012 Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union (CEP) donates $25,000
- 30 January 2012 European Council of Rio Tinto Workers Supports Locked-Out Steelworkers
- 23 January 2012 Letter from Vancouver and District Labour Council