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20 June, 2017 MONTRÉAL- The recent announcement of a Delastek expansion in Mexico demonstrates once again that this employer never intended to negotiate in good faith with workers, says Unifor. The union represents employees of Delastek, members of Local 1209, who have been on strike for more than two years. "If the ultimate intention is to move production to Mexico, it illustrates even more that they only seek to save on production by cutting labour costs. This is a way of avoiding Québec's laws and this must be condemned just as we condemn the relocation of larger companies to countries where wages and regulations on labour, environment and taxation are non-binding," said Renaud Gagné, Unifor Québec Director. "It is all the more deplorable that this company was born largely by the granting of public subsidies and now it is breaking its obligations," the union leader continued. The parties are still in court today to determine whether production work is done by strikebreakers at the Grand-Mère plant. Recently, Bombardier executives came to testify that Delastek's work for CSeries is no longer in research and development, as the employer claims. "For us, it is the courts that will ultimately decide the issue, because it is clear that we cannot resolve anything with an employer who does everything to avoid coming to a solution," Gagné said. Approximately 50 Delastek employees have been on strike since April 1, 2015. Respect for union affiliation and unionized work are at the heart of this labour dispute. For more information, please contact Unifor Communications Representative Marie-Andrée L'Heureux at @email or 514-916-7373 (cell).
