Oct 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
Steve Arnold | HAMILTON SPECTATOR Four years after coming to Hamilton with promises of jobs and investment, a German company is moving to turn its promises into reality. Max Aicher North America, which bought two idled Stelco mills in 2010, is readying to start...
Sep 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
McMASTER PROFESSORS’ INSPIRED RESPONSE TO UNIVERSITY ULTIMATUM TO ITS LOWEST-WAGE WORKERS August 3, 2014 Patrick Deane, President McMaster University President Deane, The undersigned members of the McMaster University community write you today to express deep concern...
Aug 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
By Daniel Nolan | THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR McMaster University is offering casual cleaners a pay increase that will take them above the current Hamilton living wage instead of waiting until October 2015. Their pay will go up once a new contract is ratified with the...
Aug 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
Canadian Labour Reporter A contract vote for McMaster University’s cleaning and maintenance staff will be held on Aug. 5, 2014, after more than seven months of negotiations. McMaster called for the vote after a provincial conciliator failed to bring the parties to a...
Aug 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
By Steve Arnold | The Hamilton Spectator Ontario’s Ministry of Labour has ordered an investigation into the way McMaster University has been negotiating with its lowest paid workers. The Ministry moved Tuesday morning to seal the ballot boxes in a final offer...
Aug 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
By Samantha Craggs, CBC News Posted: Aug 05, 2014 4:47 PM ET Last Updated: Aug 05, 2014 4:47 PM ET The Ontario Labour Relations Board is investigating a contract offer between McMaster University and its cleaners that would see the service privatized if the union...
