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7/31/03 - Steelworkers, Inco talking

Wayne Fraser, the United Steelworkersandapos; Ontario/Atlantic director says talks this week with Inco Ltd.
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6/03/03 - Inco to declare force majeure under certain sales contracts

Inco Ltd.
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6/04/03 - Steelworkers expect long strike

BY KEITH LACEY Shane Cusack has a wife, three children, another child on the way, a mortgage and, now that he?s on strike, no income. But he?s not worried one bit. With less than two year?s seniority with Inco Ltd.
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6/02/03 - Community eager for news about Inco strike

Community leaders and business owners returned to their offices today eager for word about the Steelworkersandapos; strike at Inco Ltd., which started Sunday morning.
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5/28/03 - Steelworkers break off talks with Inco

Concerns over a potential strike at Inco Ltd. are intensifying after contract negotiations between United SteelworkersÂ? Locals 6500/6200 and the mining giant broke off yesterday afternoon.
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8/22/03 - Inco, Steelworkers on speaking terms

After more than three weeks without any discussion, the bargaining committee for Local 6500 of the United Steelworkers and negotiating team for Inco Ltd. are back talking.
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8/18/03 - Solidarity forever Unionized workers offer help to striking Steelworkers

BY MICHAEL JAMES [email protected] With the Inco strike now approaching its third month, the unionized workers at Falconbridge Ltd. are reaching out and extending a helping hand to their brothers and sisters walking the picket line.
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6/08/03 - No new talks scheduled

It?s now one week into the first labour dispute at Inco Ltd.?s Sudbury operations in six years and it appears neither side is in any hurry to return to the bargaining table.
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Province gives to Sudbury colleges

College Boreal and Cambrian College received a $2.1 million gift from the provincial government Friday. Cambrian College gets $1,366,492 and College Boreal $778,807.
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6,000 area students affected by college strike

BY KEITH LACEY klacey@northernlife.
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