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News, 2005-6

Society Newscasts and NewsFLASHes, 2005-2006

2005:09March 31, 2006

  • Inergi settlement makes "offshoring" progress
  • Executive Board Highlights
  • Executive changes touted
  • Renewables and nuclear the way to go: Patrick Moore at CNA
  • August 14, 2003: Was deregulation to blame?
  • Bill 14 to make lawyers of us all?
  • U.S. federal court says "no" to Bush union-busting
  • OPG gets go-ahead to expand waste site at Bruce
  • Meet Sonia Pylyshyn
  • World's electricity: South African utility's troubles may lead to regulator action

2005:08March 3, 2006

  • Nuclear Safety Solutions Local reaches settlement
  • Board highlights, February 7th, 2006
  • Nuclear coalition relishes supply-mix consultations
  • Lambton delegate touts coal to finance committee
  • Andrews feted at Women of Labour event
  • Government inviting public comment on supply mix
  • PCs launch electricity white paper
  • German and Spanish firms in dereg dust-up

2005:07January 31, 2006

  • Society to courts: quash coal plan till assessment done
  • Board highlights, January 10th and 17th
  • Five-year OPG settlement ratified: Agreements now combined
  • Bargaining on track at Inergi, NSS
  • Bruce Power revenues up $300 million in 2005
  • Bruce Power to hire 400 more
  • Support for nuclear power growing in Ontario
  • Society and SPEA meet with federal minister
  • Gupta takes another run for PEO Council
  • Hydro One management: still at it
  • Meet Kathy Mott

2005:06December 16, 2005

  • Power Authority: more nuclear, careful with natural gas
  • Society: Nuclear? Think Canadian
  • Board Highlights, December 6th
  • Smart meters initiative still pretty sketchy
  • Happy holidays! (Society holiday closure)
  • Bruce Power local wins big in wage maintenance arbitration
  • Transcanada, Cameco report earnings; Bruce Power distributions revealed
  • SPEA bargaining: pretty slow
  • No quorum referendum
  • Mandatory retirement to be banned
  • New reactors fuel growing demand for uranium
  • OFL Convention: stop the spread of P3s
  • Labour Congress: Time for a new NAFTA debate!

2005:06, November 21, 2005

  • Arbitrator ruling a Society victory

2005:05November 4, 2005

  • OPG Locals to vote on five-year agreement
  • Society Council calls for audit, special February meeting
  • Junemann: Society changed
  • Don't burn gas for electricity: gas execs
  • Society Council: more highlights
  • Hydro One arbitration next week
  • Transcanada, Cameco report earnings; Bruce Power distributions revealed
  • Bruce deal closed
  • Board highlights: November 1st, 2005
  • Calpine status a bit iffy
  • EI OK, say Supremes
  • Employer must pay health premium, court says
  • Another questionable private-sector partner for the McGuinty government?
  • The World's electricity: France in 15 per cent EDF sell-off

2005:05October 17, 2005

  • Deal with OPA cements $4.25 billion Bruce A investment

2005:04, October 14, 2005

  • Minister shocked! Lambton among the cleanest
  • Welcome to new energy minister
  • Board highlights, October 5th
  • OPG locals begin to bargain
  • Line becomes ESA VP
  • Popovic new VP of NSS Local
  • Nuclear Association launching new ad campaign
  • Society solidarity at Royal York
  • Judge blocks Bush work rules
  • Members advised to cease hardship donations

2005:03, September 30, 2005

  • Hydro One: Almost all back to work!
  • Pickering A's Unit 1 synchronized to grid
  • Society leads Toronto Labour Day parade
  • OPA hears Society on generation issues
  • Board highlights: Spring-summer
  • SPEA prepares for bargaining with AECL
  • Society: Government must follow environment act in replacing coal
  • Society addresses Sarnia town hall
  • Society meets, greets Canadian Labour Congress at convention
  • Pensioners' Chapter kicks off
  • Monitoring Board Member Expenses
  • Ron Bartholomew succumbs to cancer

2005:04, July 8, 2005

  • Strike pay raised
  • CAR levy to return
  • CLC sponsors rally for Hydro One strikers


2005:02, May 2, 2005

  • Hydro One Local just says no
  • Bargaining with Hydro One frustrates
  • Society calls on Premier to step in, rallies at Queen's Park, announces education sessions
  • Society holds education sessions across province
  • Superior Court rules against Society request for injunction
  • Hampton says Premier McGuinty should take responsibility
  • The Hydro One Local on the web
  • Hardship Fund: another way to donate

2005:03, April 26, 2005

  • Hydro One Local just says no; rally today at Queen’s Park

2005:01, April 25, 2005

  • Turnout heavy in Hydro One "final offer" vote
  • Actions on both sides of border support Hydro One Local
  • Society gets set to observe Workers' Day of Mourning
  • Pensioners' Chapter gets going
  • Bruce Power Local Council approves first Society local operating plan
  • OPGN Local Council holds first meeting
  • Kinectrics parent AEA Technologies in crisis
  • Hardship Fund Donation Process set

2005:02, April 15, 2005

  • Parkinson forces "final offer" vote, threatens lockout; Rattai: Just say no!

2005:01, April 6, 2005

  • OPG:Employment continuity bargaining breaks down
  • Society distributes Hydro One strike backgrounder