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Click on the file below to download or open the 2016 - 2021 Collective Agreement between ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada - Hamilton East and United Steelworkers Local 5328.[]
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Click on the file below to download or open the 2016 - 2021 Collective Agreement between ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada - Hamilton East and United Steelworkers Local 5328.
[]Click on the file below to download or open the 2016 - 2021 Collective Agreement between ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada - Hamilton East and United Steelworkers Local 5328.
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Click on the file below to download or open the 2016 - 2021 Collective Agreement between ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada - Hamilton East and United Steelworkers Local 5328.[]
Click on the file below to download or open the 2016 - 2021 Collective Agreement between ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada - Hamilton East and United Steelworkers Local 5328.
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[]Click on the file below to download or open the 2016 - 2021 Collective Agreement between ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada - Hamilton East and United Steelworkers Local 5328.
In June 1956 the new Local 5328 received a charter from the United Steelworkers of America.
The new plant "Parkdale Works," was intended to be the showpiece of "The Steel Company of Canada" the largest Canadian fully integrated steel producer.
The new plant would process steel rod into wire of different grades and sizes.
The green-rod coils coming from the Rod Mill and Bar Mill and weighing from 400 (the first few years) to 1600 pounds (some years later) would be stored in the Rod Shed or in the Yard until needed. It would then go trough the Cleaning Line where it would be freed of dirt and rust and coated with phosphate and/or various amounts of lime depending on the ultimate finish or coating of the wire. Once cleaned, the rod would be transported to the various Wire Drawing frames where it would be cold drawn trough a carbide die, after passing trough a lubricating soap box, to achieve the desired size and finish .
In 1956 Stelco had several other plants unionized by the Steelworkers in the city of Hamilton, across Ontario, in Quebec and in Alberta involved in the making of steel (Basic Steel) and the processing of steel (Fabricators): Hilton Works, Canada Works, Frost Works, Canadian Drawn Works, Brantford Works, Swansea Works, Gananoque Works, St.Henry Works, McMaster Works, Dominion Works, Edmonton Works and Camrose Works.
All the plants totaled a workforce of about 18,000 people. Eventually two new plants were added: Lake Erie Works and Burlington Works and later on many of the plants were sold or permanently closed. Originally the new "Parkdale Works" was crewed up mainly with workers from Canada Works, Frost Works and from other works transferred to the new plant.
From a starting unionized workforce of approximately 180, it grew to a high of 510 in 1989, to the present 200.
Negotiations were conducted on a chain wide basis with all the Local Unions representing the various Works meeting the Company at a common location.
There was a Central Negotiating Committee, composed of the full negotiating committee of Local 1005 and representatives of the other Locals, that dealt with common issues like wages, vacations, holidays, pension, group insurance and contract language that affected all the plant.
Various Local Committees dealt with issues specific to the particular plants.
This pattern of Chain bargaining ended in 1990. The division was more definitive with the formation of several separate companies in 1993 and the subsequent splitting of the common Pension Fund achieved with the blessing of the Pension Commission of Ontario.
We hope you find the following information useful, and that you participate to ensure we are all safe in our workplace. We want to begin by emphasizing that you have the right to work in a safe and healthy environment. You have the right to go to work with the expectation that you will be returning home to your family and friends in the same shape you left them in. Nevertheless, while you have the right to be safe, you also have a duty to ensure your fellow employees are working in a safe and healthy environment as well. We kindly request that if you see something wrong to please let us know.
Harassment and bullying can come from anyone including the public, fellow employees, managers, foremen, etc. Harassing and/or bullying can be a criminal offence. It is a form of violence characterized as verbal comments directed toward an employee that may hurt or isolate that person in the workplace. Both harassment and bullying represent a desire for control and an exercise of power through the humiliation of a target. A workplace bully, in the role of a supervisor, may subject their target to unjustified criticism, threats, and trivial fault-findings. They may ignore, isolate, ridicule, humiliate or set the target up for failure by setting unrealistic goals or deadlines. They may increase or decrease workload or responsibility, change job duties to those that are demeaning or below a worker’s qualifications, or reduce authority. You do not need to endure it. These actions are strongly dealt with now under Health and Safety legislation. We are happy to help you and all complaints or inquiries will remain confidential.
In these very busy times we are finding ourselves in, it is very important for veteran workers as well as new members to follow all the safety rules the company has in place. To ensure everyone’s safety, here are a few suggestions to keep in mind when you are at work.
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