Workers Who Were Fired Seeking Jobs Back

HAMILTON, Ontario - Seven employees of FirstOntario Credit Union who staged at sit-in at a branch of the CU in April during a strike, were arrested and later fired, have had the charges against them dropped (CU Journal, May 25). Those workers had entered a branch, locked themselves inside and padlocked a door. Police smashed open a door to gain entry to the branch. The employees had announced they would not leave until the credit union returned to the bargaining table. The workers, all members of Local 343 of the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union (COPE), had already been on strike for six months over such issues related to sick pay, vacation and full-time positions before locking themselves in.

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COPE Ontario Director Janice Best said she would seek to meet with the CU over the fate of the seven. The strike ended earlier this year when FOCU agreed to binding arbitration. (c) 2007 The Credit Union Journal and SourceMedia, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.cujournal.com http://www.sourcemedia.com


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