Hi Jamie.  I'm sending positive thoughts from Windsor for an early end to the Steel Workers strike in Sudbury.  

This takes me back to the summer of 2005 when the CBC locked us out for 2 months. I was on the national bargaining team, we had been at the table off and on for a year and a half - when they locked us out in August and kept us out for 2 months until the NHL season was starting and there was ad revenue to generate.  I lost a lot of respect for the CBC for their callous behavior and treatment of their dedicated employees. 

Eventually I retired earlier than I may have because of that lack of faith in my employer. 

My positive thoughts I send your way are for strength on the picket line and trust in the USW bargaining team.

Strikes and lockouts are never easy as the Sudbury community knows only too well. Rest assured however that you have support for your labour community in all corners of our great Province. Please keep us informed of your progress - and let me know if there are ways we can assist in any way.                         

 Percy Hatfield MPP Windsor-Tecumseh.