Montreal, October 8, 2008 - More than 60 former workers at a Montreal textile factory, Lamour Inc., are involved in a campaign for just compensation. Although the workers have been laid off in small groups, collectively, they believe these lay-offs should be considered collective and therefore they should be eligible for a substantial termination package. Many of them have been working for this company for more than 10 years, with... Read more →
Montreal, October 9, 2008 - The Immigrant Workers Centre went to bat again yesterday for the more than 500 Lamour Inc. textile workers who have lost jobs since 2006. Centre lawyer Alexandra Law and two of the affected employees met with a pair of aides for Employment Minister Sam Hamad at his office in Old Montreal during a noon-hour demonstration by about 60 of those workers and their supporters. The... Read more →
====================== mercredi, le 8 octobre, 2008 12:00 pm à 1:00 pm Ministre de L'emploi et de La Solidarité Sociale 800 rue Square Victoria (Métro Square-Victoria) ======================= Le lundi 8 octobre un groupe de travailleurs et travaileuses du textile va demonstrer leur solidarité devant la bureau de Ministre de L'emploi et de La Solidarité Sociale à 800 rue Square Victoria (Métro Square-Victoria) Les travailleurs de l'usine l'Amour n'ont pas reçu aucune... Read more →
Chers ami-e-s, travailleurs et travailleuses migrants, militant-e-s pour les droits sociaux, Lancement de l'Alliance internationale des migrants - section Québec/Canada! Vous êtes tous et toutes invité-e-s au lancement de l'Alliance internationale des migrants - section Québec/Canada! Quand: Samedi le 4 october 15h à 18h OU: UQAM, Pavillon Hubert Aquin salle A050 400, Ste-Catherine est, coin St-Denis, Métro Berri, Montréal, Québec Conférencière: Wahu Kaara de Kenya Rapport des groupes ayant participé... Read more →
Ex-workers challenge Lamour Want compensation. Also allege union failed in duties to members MIKE KING The Gazette Tuesday, July 22, 2008 Lamour Inc., a 55-year-old Montreal clothing manufacturer with 2,500 employees worldwide, is being challenged by about 20 workers from its local factory who lost their jobs last year. Claiming they were “unceremoniously laid off” at the end of September, the group is demanding fair compensation for their years of... Read more →
Montréal, Québec, Canada — We are a group of former workers of the apparel company, Lamour Inc. We were unceremoniously laid off in 2007. In the photo illustrating this blog, you can see some of us with our supporters during an rally we held earlier this year on a freezing cold winter day. As you can see, we did not let a little icy Montréal weather get in the way... Read more →