Unionisation Plans at Michelin’s Canadian Plants Hit Snag

Following Michelin’s decision to close its BFGoodrich plant in Kitchener, Ontario, the United Steelworkers has closed its offices in Nova Scotia, says the Halifax Chronicle Herald. The union has been trying to form a union at Michelin’s three Nova Scotia plants for some time; indeed, during Michelin’s 36-year history in Nova Scotia, a dozen or more attempts at unionisation have failed. The USW says that efforts will continue but will now be centralised from the offices at Moncton, New Brunswick.