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eer ae re eR ANS SAIN is "A Family Tradition for 133 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, September 14, 1999, - 5 Frustrated over 'poor labour relations' Workers at CTL stage walk-out |))ieacues starting By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star ¢ SIT i o Workers staged a half-hour walk out at the doomed ls Dion ne Johan, why and how (surrounding the Mon. Night Ladies 7:00pm postomized Zyansporiation Ltd. (CTL) plant in Port Workers at other CTL facilities have been frustrat- Tues. Night Mixed 7:00pm a Try as week to express their frustration with man- oq that grievances forwarded by union officials on Wed. Aft Ladies 12:30pm gement. , behalf of their membership are not being addressed by Co f The Gemonstration Thursday afternoon was one of management, he said. J Wed. Night Ladies 7:30pm lve 1n the area, as workers at other facilities Canadian CTL workers are disillusioned about : 20pm walked off the job to express their displeasure with poor labour relations with the parent company, he AN Thurs. Night Mens 7-30p their employer's handling of job-related issues and grievances. Among the concerns for employees in Port Perry is the lack of information they've received about the warehouse's impending closure, said United Steelworkers of America Local 2784 steward Greg Sullivan. : : Workers here learned a couple of weeks ago their shop would be closing around Thanksgiving, but have been frustrated in their search for more details, said Mr. Sullivan. He attributed the unrest at CTL's Ontario facilities "They're still not telling us what's going on with THIS WEEK! NEW BOWLERS WELCOME said: "They just see us as a bunch of Canucks, and they don't really care," he said. A positive aspect of last week's actions was that management at plants here have agreed to discuss the union's concerns, said Mr. Sullivan. Workers at the CTL shop south of Port Perry were out in force for about a half hour early Thursday after- noon, blocking the driveway and stopping traffic entering and leaving. 1866 Scugog St., Port (21d 8" "It was basically just to send a message to the com- pany," said Mr. Sullivan. 1 des Port Perry CTL plant manager David Rice did not § to "basically poor labour relations with this American regpond to © request for an i ! e i company." il CTL, based in Florida, has five plants in Ontario. a The Port Perry facility receives auto parts from man- i ufacturers in bulk, then ships them to General Motors' Oshawa auto plants as theyre needed. Roughly 60 CTL employees working in Port Perry learned late in August their plant will be shut down. Some, with seniority, will be able to bump other work- ers from positions at the CTL plants that remain open; others will simply be out of work. It's the uncertainty about their future that's irri- tating workers here, said Mr. Sullivan. 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