Topic: Compass cancels contracts over arbitrated settlements
CUPE_Reformer
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posted 05 December 2006 09:36 PM
quote:A multinational company is laying off 30 Ottawa nursing home workers after an arbitrator ordered the company to pay some of its staff as much as double their original salaries.
But five days after the ruling, the Compass Group announced it was pulling out of its contract with the hospital.
quote:British multinational Compass has walked away from its cleaning and food services contract at a Burnaby BC long-care home after an arbitrator ordered a wage increase for its 25 employees.
From: Real Solidarity | Registered: Nov 2004
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posted 05 December 2006 10:21 PM
Excellent! Bravo to the workers and their union for standing firm in the face of this blackmail. Good riddance to this British multinational - let it spread the message that Walmart-style employers are not welcome in our land.
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