Take action!
Let’s make our voices heard loud and clear. Take a minute to make a call or send an email (or both) to let Canerector CEO Amanda Hawkins and CESSCO leaders Leo Garrido and Bernhard Maier know we stand with Local 146. Join us in calling on them to end the lockout, give jobs back to the Boilermakers and return to the bargaining table in good faith.
Use our Day of Action toolkit to find contact information and sample emails and scripts. Also, join us in using social media to spread the word. Ready-to-run social media graphics and suggested posts with tags are provided in the toolkit.
EMAILS
Email Amanda Hawkins
To: ahawkins@canerector.com
Cc: jmajor@canerector.com; jmyrfield@canerector.com
Dear Ms. Hawkins,
As the CEO of Canerector, parent company of CESSCO, you are responsible for the lockout of hard-working people in Edmonton.
By now it is clear that by bussing in “replacement workers” who don’t have work history with CESSCO, you’re putting your company’s reputation on the line. And it can't be cheap. Have you really spent over $1.5 million to keep the Boilermakers locked out when the issue could have been resolved for less than $300,000 and put your dedicated workers put back on the job months ago?
The Boilermakers you locked out are committed to holding their ground, and they are not alone. I stand with them, and I am calling on you to do the right thing for the company and the workers: End this lock out immediately, return the Boilermakers to their jobs, rejoin them at the bargaining table and secure your company’s future.
Sincerely,
NAME
Email Leo Garrido
To: lgarrido@cessco.ca
Dear Mr. Garrido,
I am writing, because CESSCO’s lockout of Boilermakers has gone on far too long. It’s time for you to end the lockout and bring back the workers who have dedicated decades to the quality of CESSCO products.
Bussing in less qualified “replacement workers” is putting CESSCO’s reputation on the line. And it can't be cheap. Have you really spent over $1.5 million to keep the Boilermakers locked out when the issue could have been resolved for less than $300,000 and put your dedicated workers put back on the job months ago?
By now you have seen that Boilermakers are committed to holding their ground. And they are not alone. I stand with them, and I am calling on you to do the right thing: End this lock out immediately, return the Boilermakers to their jobs, rejoin them at the bargaining table and secure CESSCO’s future.
Sincerely,
NAME
Email Bernhard Maier
To: bmaier@cessco.ca
Dear Mr. Maier,
In your new leadership role with CESSCO, you hold responsibility for the lock out of hard-working people at CESSCO in Edmonton.
By now it is clear that by bussing in “replacement workers” who don’t have work history with CESSCO, you are putting your company’s reputation on the line. And it can't be cheap. Have you really spent over $1.5 million to keep the Boilermakers locked out when the issue could have been resolved for less than $300,000 and put your dedicated workers put back on the job months ago?
The locked-out Boilermakers are committed to holding their ground, and they are not alone. I stand with them, and I am calling on you to do the right thing for the company and the workers: End this lock out immediately, return the Boilermakers to their jobs, pull together all who need to rejoin them at the bargaining table and secure your company’s future.
Sincerely,
NAME
PHONE CALLS
Sample script to Amanda Hawkins
Phone: 416-225-6240 (Canerector main line—answered by person)
NOTE: The Canerector main phone is answered by a live operator. Ask the operator to be connected to Amanda Hawkins. If you are put through to Ms. Hawkins, amend the script as appropriate. Otherwise, the script is assuming you will need to leave a message with the operator or a voicemail box.
Hello, my name is ______, and I am calling today asking Ms. Amanda Hawkins to do the right thing: End the lockout at CESSCO in Edmonton and return the Boilermakers to their jobs. Your company locked them out a year ago, today. During a pandemic. They just want to go back to work, and you have the power to make it happen. I’m calling on you to do what’s right.
Sample script to Leo Garrido
Phone: 587-974-0685 (direct line)
Hello, my name is ______, and I am calling today to ask you to do the right thing: End the lockout of Boilermakers at CESSCO immediately, rejoin them at the bargaining table and secure a better future for CESSCO and hard-working Canadians. The lockout has gone on far too long — a year as of today. I’m calling on you to do what’s right.
Sample script to Bernhard Maier
Phone: 250-561-1121, ext. 106 (direct line)
Hello, my name is ______, and I am calling today because a year ago, your company locked out good people—hard workers—from their jobs at CESSCO. Do the right thing. Call on Canerector and CESSCO to end the lockout and return the Boilermakers to their jobs. You have the power to do this, and I’m calling on you to do what’s right.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Social media handles (@) and hashtags (#)
@ibb146
@northernsteelltd
#StandWith146
@146Lodge
#StandWith146
Sample Facebook posts
Hey Amanda Hawkins, Stop harming workers and your own company. End the CESSCO lockout today. I #StandWith146 #unionstrong #corporategreed @ibb146 www.EndOurLockout.org
Share PostHey @northernsteelltd, time for Bernhard Maier to call for an end to the CESSCO lockout. Today. You’re hurting workers and your company. I #StandWith146 @ibb146 #unionstrong www.EndOurLockout.org
Share PostHey Leo Garrido, the CESSCO lockout has gone on too long. Stop hurting workers and the company. End the lockout. Today. I #StandWith146 @ibb146 #unionstrong www.EndOurLockout.org
Share PostSample Tweets
Hey Amanda Hawkins, Stop harming workers and your own company. End the CESSCO lockout today. I #StandWith146 #unionstrong #corporategreed @146Lodge www.EndOurLockout.org
Send TweetHey @northernsteelltd, time for Bernhard Maier to call for an end to the CESSCO lockout. Today. You’re hurting workers and your company. I #StandWith146 @146Lodge #unionstrong www.EndOurLockout.org
Send TweetHey Leo Garrido, the CESSCO lockout has gone on too long. Stop hurting workers and the company. End the lockout. Today. I #StandWith146 @146Lodge #unionstrong www.EndOurLockout.org
Send TweetSample Instagram post
Union workers at CESSCO have been on the picket line since management locked them out in June 2020. CESSCO is bussing in scabs. Time to end the lockout and go back to the bargaining table. Time to get back to work. #endthelockout #CESSCO #solidarity #lockedout #callforaction #standwith146
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VIRTUAL PICKET LINE
Join the Virtual Picket line!
Show CESSCO and Canerector Inc management that the entire community stands with 146 until the workers are rejoined at the bargaining table.
If you can't join in person, show your support by being part of the virtual picket line.
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If you have questions about the Boilermakers union, Local 146 or what’s happening at CESSCO in Edmonton, Alberta, please contact us:
Rick Vanderveen
Boilermakers International Rep
rvanderveen@boilermakers.org
Casey Worden
Organizer, Local 146
cworden@boilermakers.ca
#StandWith146
