Mario sent the following e-mail:

Council of Atlantic Telecommunication Unions
CATU Bargaining Update
August 26, 2004

Today, the Union and the Company were told by the Federal Director of Mediation and Conciliation that the Minister of Labour wants the parties to meet in Halifax on Monday, August 30, 2004. CEP National President, Brian Payne, Ervan Cronk and Dean MacDonald will be meeting with representatives from the company. At the request of Brian Payne, the full bargaining committee will make itself available, on Monday, prepared to meet as necessary.

We would like to caution that it is still a preliminary process and we can not guarantee that it will come to a successful conclusion. However, be assured that we are fully prepared to make bargaining work and are committed to finding a satisfactory solution to our issues.

In solidarity,
Your Bargaining Committee.

Pascal also sent a link that confirms the Mediation's efforts. Click here.

Website moved to new URL http://ca.oocities.com/eric_d_leblanc/ today. Also updated schedule.

As of today, Eric LeBlanc will take over as Team Captain. He will take care of updating the website and distributating the checks. Take care everyone and keep up the good fight.

Updated schedule.

Updated schedule.

Aliant got the injuction they were looking for. We can only have 4 picketers on the Bostford entrance and 4 on the Alma entrance. In total, only 17 picketers can be at the Alma facilities which includes the parking lot.

For tomorrow, we will be picketing at Mapleton instead of Alma.

As mentionned on the Union website, there will be a meeting on Wednesday, August 11, 2004 at 1 p.m.at the Union Center on Norwood Avenue, Room 108. Feel free to attend.

Updated schedule.