Caterpillar Inc. is attempting to bulldoze Canadian workers. It is time to fight back!

Electro-Motive, a subsidiary of U.S. industrial giant Caterpillar Inc., wants to strong-arm workers at its London plant into a pay cut of over 50 percent, dropping hourly wages from $35 to $16.50. It is also imposing devastating cuts to benefits and pensions on members of CAW Local 27 at a time when the company has enjoyed multi-billion-dollar profits and a 20 percent boost to production over last year.

Greedy foreign-owned companies like Electro-Motive/Caterpillar, and far too many others, are exploiting Canada’s lax labour laws and shameful domestic investment protections to break unions and usher in a new era of precarious work and record corporate profits.

We must come together to defend these workers and stop Caterpillar dead in its tracks. This is our year to militantly push back against every greedy employer – whether in the private or public sector – that is attacking good jobs and retirement security for current and future employees.

It is a pivotal moment. I am calling on all workers, retirees and community members that you mobilize your members and allies to your maximum capability. Please fill those buses and get your members out in large numbers.

11 a.m., Sat., Jan. 21, Victoria Park, the site of last year’s Occupy London camp.

Please download and circulate the call-out and rally poster. [download 11x17 .PDF] [download 8.5x11 .PDF]
Invite everyone you know to the Facebook event: http://on.fb.me/LondonJ21

Register Your Buses:
Carrol Anne Sceviour: 416-443-7670
Fax: 416-441-0722

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Buses from CAW locals:
Terry Farell, CLC:
416-662-0112

FOR MORE INFO:
Laurie Hardwick, OFL:
416-571-3087

Jenny Ahn, CAW:
416-271-3489

Promote Online:
Twitter Hashtag: #LdnDOAj21
Facebook: http://on.fb.me/LondonJ21

See you on the streets of London.

In solidarity,

SID RYAN
President
Ontario Federation of Labour

StopCAT CallOut (8.5x11) PDF
StopCAT CallOut (11x17) PDF

LOOKING FOR A BUS TO LONDON?
Here is a list of email addresses for the Labour Councils that are sending buses. Please contact the Council in your area to book space and learn the time and location of departure. These buses are open to community members as well. See you in London!

Oakville Labour Council -
Ottawa Labour Council - with stops in Kingston and Quinte
Brampton Labour Council -
Grey Bruce Labour Council -
Hamilton Labour Council -
Durham Labour Council -
Waterloo Labour Council -
Brantford Labour Council -
Guelph Labour Council -
Northumberland Labour Council -
Sudbury Labour Council -
Stratford Labour Council -
OFL Toronto (8:00 am departure from 15 Gervais Drive at Eglinton and Don Mills) -