2012 Strike
August 29, 2012 – Strike Update
SPEA members still locked out 5 days after accepting Candu Energy / SNC Lavalin offer
In spite of SPEA members approving the Candu offer on Friday, August 24, 2012 a large portion of the SPEA membership is left in the dark with regards to their start date. Members were given the choice to use their vacation to cover for their time until they get recalled, which is another form of lock out. In light of the several pleas by Candu Energy for SPEA members to cross the picket lines and scab, preventing members from returning to work and obliging them to take vacation is puzzling.
We will post an update on the website once we get additional information.
August 15, 2012
“Candu strike is leading to brain drain, union warns”
August 24, 2012 – Strike Vote
Message to Members Regarding Candu Energy (SNC Lavalin) Final Offer
SPEA members have voted on the latest Candu Energy offer today. Below is the information provided to the members by the SPEA Executive. The question was "Do you agree with the SPEA Exec's recommendation to accept the proposed Collective Agreement Offer from Candu Energy Inc.?"
July 25, 2012 – Strike Flyer
Updated List of SPEA bargaining unit employees acting as Strike-Breakers aka SCABS.
SPEA bargaining unit employees on strike are working towards a fair collective agreement. Below is a list of SPEA bargaining unit employees who have chosen to cross our picket line and act as strike-breakers or scabs.
Abillama, Christian
Alim, Shahzad
Allen, Kevin William
Anzit, Luigi Antonio
Bordas Golan, Lucia Elena
Chung, Sung Hwan Steven
Coicea, Codrut
Deadman, Jason
Duan, Xinjian
Fanous, Ihab
Georgiades, Vassilios
Gomez Carballo, Victor
Harvey, Robert C
Ixanov, Radik
Joulin, Thierry
Khezri, Nima
Korell, Norman DW
Farhangi, Soroush
Metzger, Donald
Monaco, Anca Gabriela
Moussalam, Julien
Nadeau, Eric
Niemeyer, Frederik
Pan, Li
Perras, Jonathan
Popa, Mariana
Pourtangestani, Kathy
Solti, Gyorgy
Um, Ji Sang
Mayer, Joseph
Vidican, Razvan
Wang, Min
Wrona, Daria
Xu, Feng
Yaniz, Minerva
Zadeh, Kaveh
Top Reasons for Crossing a Picket Line.
“I thought, since I voted against the strike, that decision didn’t apply to me.”
“I’m exercising my right to free speech; I’m a “conscientious objector” to union tyranny.”
“I have a medical condition that makes it impossible for me to picket.”
“I fell asleep while driving to work, realized that I’d accidentally crossed the picket line and decided to stay.”
“To get to the other side…”
“I needed the money and couldn’t possibly support my family and sick mother on $50 per day.”
“I figured that, unless I stayed on the job, the entire nuclear industry would collapse.”
“My personal deity told me I should cross the picket line (may also be “the voices” in the case of atheists).”
“I want to become a manager so I’m demonstrating my ability to delegate responsibility.”
“My manager told me I’d be welcomed with open arms and I have low self-esteem.”
July 24, 2012
OPG Headquarters Picket