My boyfriend and I were coming home from lunch at about 3pm today and saw a middle-aged man who had collapsed by a driveway on West Grand Blvd. at the end of Virginia Park Avenue. Pedestrians near by stopped to call 911 and we waited near by til the ambulance showed up but I nearly missed him driving by and felt horrible thinking of how long he could have been out there before someone found him. It's still early but I'm just hoping to see if anyone knows him and knows if he is okay!

Recently I have been on the lookout for an Alex & Ani charm Bracelet for my little sisters birthday apparently they have become extreamly popular. Apparently I am not alone, while I was in the Bay there were several people very disapointed in the very very limited stock that the Bay had to offer (display case is full but cannot buy. That's a whole other story though). Anyways, due to them not having any of my choices I went on a hunt. So good news windsor if you are looking for a specific charm and the Bay does not have what you are looking for. Precision Jewlers in Amherstburg has a big selection!

Wednesday evening around 6 pm, our newly adopted dog bolted out our backdoor. She ran a good two blocks, towards Tecumseh Rd on George. Thank you to everyone who stopped to help corner her before she made her way onto a very busy Tecumseh Rd, where she could have been seriously hurt. Thank to the gentlemen who gave us a ride home, we were both exhausted from our ordeal. Your kindness and selflessness have made you heroes in our family's eyes.

I'm from Vancouver.....went to the Stones concert using the tunnel bus. All the transit employees we encountered were super helpful from the supervisor at the bus station to the driver who dropped us off in Detroit and wishes us well. Thanks for making it so easy and stress free to go to the concert. :0)

I was at the mall tonight and had been there a very long time helping my mom do stuff with her cellphone, ran to Timmie's for a pick me up and went to The ladies washroom, I noticed these two pink notes on the mirror and smiled so. Big..it was such a nice thing to see and after the busy day I was having it was just what I needed! The world needs more of this! Good. Job whoever did this!

Lost my Samsung galaxy 3 after I left it on the roof of my car and drove away. I drove from Lafferty and front road in lasalle to highway 18 to expressway to Howard Ave. It had a black otterbox case around it. I have now got a new phone but would love to still get the phone back or at least the memory card and SIM card. I don't care to get the phone back in good shape or the case just the cards as they hold pictures of my son when he was first born and in the NICU for the first week that I can never get back. If you find the phone and turn it on the home screen picture is of my daughter in a pink sweater with snow falling down on her. PLEASE HELP

Just want to take a minute to thank the windsor police officer that stopped to help two ladies that had car trouble ...you didn't have to stop but u did and stayed until we figured it out..wasnt an "emergency" but to us it was and we thank you!!!

Fresh produce, dirty scabbing: The Loblaws model

Posted on July 6, 2015 in New Brunswick, Ontario, scabs, UFCW
Loblaws is pressuring its New Brunswick workers to scab in Ontario



The following is a message from Patrick Colford, New Brunswick Federation of Labour president. Colford reports that Loblaws is pressuring its non-union Atlantic Superstores employees in New Brunswick to scab on striking Loblaws workers in Ontario. It is reported that Loblaws is threatening retaliation if the request is refused. Unionized workers with UFCW are on strike at nine stores in Ontario, spanning Windsor, Chatham and Sarnia. An additional 60 Loblaws-owned stores in Ontario are voting on a contract until July 8 with a strike deadline of July 11. Rankandfile.ca editors

The New Brunswick Federation of Labour office has been contacted by employees working at Atlantic Superstores in New Brunswick. These workers are being asked to travel to work at other Loblaws-owned stores in Ontario where workers are currently on strike. If the workers refuse, we have been told that the company is threatening retaliation, including possibly reducing their work hours. Says Patrick Colford, NBFL President.

UFCW picket line at a Windsor Zehrs, a Loblaws-owned store.
UFCW picket line at a Windsor Zehrs, a Loblaws-owned store (source: Windsor Star)
1,600 workers unionized with United and Commercial Food Workers (UFCW) local 175 & 633, working at nine Loblaws-owned stores in southeastern Ontario have been on strike since July 2nd. Another 12,000 workers, unionized with UFCW 1000A who work at an additional 60 Loblaws-owned stores in Ontario, are in a strike position since July 5th [strike deadline is now delayed until July 11th RF.ca].

A labour union could protect New Brunswick workers from the tactics being used by Atlantic Superstore to pressure their workers to cross Ontario picket lines to work, concludes President Colford. If Atlantic Superstore workers in New Brunswick want to learn more about how to protect themselves, they can contact our office.

The New Brunswick Federation of Labour office can be reached at (506) 857-2125.

Patrick Colford, NBFL President
(506) 857-9153 / (506) 381-8969 (cell)

The New Brunswick Federation of Labour is the central voice of organized labour in the province. We represent over 40,000 workers from every sector of the economy and from every community in the province.