AECL's Professional Staff to Strike

From: CCNMatthews Newswire | Date: November 28, 2006 | Copyright information

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(CCNMatthews - Nov. 28, 2006) - Engineers and scientists at Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) Chalk River Laboratories voted overwhelmingly to strike at a meeting last night in Chalk River, Ontario. This follows six months of negotiations to renew their Collective Agreement which expired June 30, 2006.

"AECL is attempting to achieve a 5 year contract with lower salaries and benefits than their own engineers and scientists in Mississauga, Ontario" said Vince Frisi...

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