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“It is regrettable that it has become necessary to close production operations at the London facility,” Electro-Motive Canada said in a prepared statement Friday.
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The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is asking workers throughout the province to gather in London, Ontario, Saturday, January 21 for a massive rally supporting the unionized workers locked out by Electro-Motive Canada.
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Ross Seeley has worked at Electro-Motive Diesel in London, Ontario for almost three decades under three separate owners: General Motors, Greenbriar Equity Group, et al., and Progress Rail, a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc. He was to retire in a few months.
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Daybreak brought the sun, a little warmth and a van carrying outside contractors to the men and women picketing in front of the Electro-Motive Diesel plant in London, Ontario.
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The lockout at the Electro-Motive Diesel plant in London, Ontario comes as no surprise. Contract talks seemed to be off the rails way back in May when both the union and company agreed to a six month extension of the contract.
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The workers at the Electro-Motive Diesel plant in London, Ontario have been locked out. Earlier in the day the company claimed that the CAW represented employees were refusing to report for their first scheduled work shift and were therefore on strike.
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With a vote of 404 to nine, Electro-Motive workers gave their union a solid strike mandate should the company attempt unilateral changes to the existing terms of employment.
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Mike Temmerman, of London, hands out Ontario Federation of Labour scarves to supports of the locked out EMD workers as the supporters arrive at the downtown London rally Saturday morning.
Many question how long the Electro-Motive Diesel plant in London, Ontario will remain in Canada.
Electro-motive in London, Ontario locked out its unionized employees who were returning to work after the holiday shut-down.
The Electro-Motive Diesel plant is down for the holidays. Will it re-open on schedule?
Buses, some from as far away as Sudbury in northern Ontario, line the street beside Victoria Park in London, the site of Saturday's rally in support of the locked out EMD workers.
With the van safely in the compound, security guards padlock the entrance to the EMD grounds.
The company will go but the bitterness will remain.
Special, high-priced, security guards with cameras record images of all who get too close to the Electro-Motive plant grounds.
Mary has learned an education does not guarantee a job.
The lock out at Electro-Motive in London, Ontario is going into its second week with negotiations still at an impasse.
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