VIDEO: Hear the Voices of Thompson
Blair Hudson: 'This Will Have a Huge Ripple Effect' Anita Campbell: 'I Will Always Consider Thompson My Home'Craig Costello: 'High-Paying Jobs Leaving Town'Sheila Thompson: 'It Will Be Hard for Me to Start Over'Gloria Jacobs: 'It Can Happen Anywhere'Nuno Pereira: 'We All Have to Put Life on Hold'Dr. Ginette Poulin: 'Take ...
Why I Support the People of Thompson, Canada -- And You Should Too
To people down here in the U.S., Thompson, Canada and its fight with the Brazilian mining giant Vale may seem very far away. It's not. (Don't be embarrassed if you need a map to find Thompson, though -- blame the U.S. media, which will only tell you about Canadians if ...
Amanda HartHomemaker27 years old What brought me to Thompson was Inco. That’s where my dad started working when I was five and I've been in an Inco family ever since then. It went from my dad working at Inco, to my husband working at Vale and now my brother is ...
Terry StokerOwner of Better Body Fitness47 years old I was born in Thompson and I’ve been here all my life. Vale’s announcement, with the loss of that many jobs and the spinoff jobs that come with it, will have a huge impact on me. I would expect probably a thirty ...
Dr. Ginette Poulin Family physician in Thompson through the Burntwood Regional Health Authority Currently we have 14 family physicians in Thompson. We service a good chunk of the North, including most First Nations reserves. People with health issues are stabilized and come to us first, then if they’re too acute ...
"We all have to put life on hold"
Nuno PereiraPlating tankman at the refinery It's actually pretty devastating to be honest. There's a lot of uncertainty. I came into the job with a game plan, and then now all of a sudden it puts a halt on everything because I’m not sure what's going to happen. I chose ...
Gloria JacobsPresident, United Steelworkers Local 822354 years old I hope a light-bulb goes on with the government and somebody will step up and say this can’t happen. If I could talk to the Prime Minister of Canada, I’d tell him to stop the foreign takeovers of Canadian-grown companies. Because they ...
"It will be hard for me to start over"
Sheila ThompsonBox Floor Operator in the refinery If I end up losing my job, it will be hard for me to start over. I’ll be 42 this year and I’ve already invested 19 years in that place. Although Vale has said that no one will lose their jobs, I’m very ...
"High-paying jobs leaving town"
Craig CostelloMillwright in the smelter I’m a stationary mechanic. I work on crushers, conveyors, pumps, convertors, furnaces, elevators – everything down at the mine that’s stationary. I repair things that are damaged and do preventative maintenance to keep things running. I work in one of the buildings they’re trying to ...
"Highest Aboriginal population"
Anita Campbell Executive Director, Ma Mow We Tak Friendship Centre (provides community support to improve quality of life for Aboriginal people in Thompson) I will always consider Thompson my home and I always say “it’s where my heart is.” Thompson is truly the “Hub of the North.” It thrives on ...
"This will have a huge ripple effect"
Blair HudsonUnion Representative for the United Food and Commercial Workers There’s no question, if Vale cuts 500 jobs out of their operation, in a community of less than 15000, that will have a huge ripple effect. I would estimate there would probably be another 1500 jobs lost in Thompson, which ...
It Was Flint Yesterday, It's Us and Wisconsin Today, and Tomorrow It's Going to Be Everyone
It came as a shock. Vale, the Brazilian world mining giant that had taken over Canadian-owned Inco in 2006 announced it was closing the smelter and refinery in Thompson, Manitoba, Canada -- our hometown. Since 1956, Thompson has had a fully integrated mining operation, the first of its kind in ...
Sudbury strike becomes longest in Inco's history; little hope for resolution
TORONTO — The increasingly bitter strike at Vale Inco's nickel mining and processing operations in Sudbury, Ont., has become the longest in the company's century-long history. More than 3,000 workers have been on strike in Sudbury and at Vale's smaller operations in Port Colborne, Ont., since July 13, now beating ...
Why I'm still on strike after more than 8 months
I would like to express why I am on strike with Vale and still have a fighting spirit, even after more than eight long months. With the huge jump in nickel prices of 2007, I saw my bonus aired on the news and radio. Why this happened seems illogical, unless ...
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