OTTAWA – This May 27 in the House of Commons, New Democrat MP Malcolm Allen (Welland, Ontario) asked the Minister of Labour to take action to help laid-off employees of Vertis Communications receive the protection they deserve.
Niagara, Ontario area federal representative Malcolm Allen continues fight for justice for former Vertis plant workers
“100 workers at Vertis Communications found themselves out of work this January when the company simply closed its doors and declared bankruptcy…in the United States.” said Allen. “It should have declared bankruptcy in this country but it did not. If it had done so, the Wage Earner Protection Program (WEPP) would have covered these workers to the tune of $3,640.00 for each and every individual worker.”
Since the beginning of the year, former workers of Vertis Communications have been left out in the cold – denied pensions and severance pay owed to them because of Vertis’s bankruptcy.
“Will the Minister of Labour take immediate action and help these workers receive the WEPP monies they so rightly deserve?” asked Allen.
Click HERE to watch Malcolm ask this question in the House of Commons and the response from the Minister of Labour.
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The Province should put a lean on the building in Stevensville and sell the place. At least the workers will get something for all their years spent working and receive the benefits that they worked for.
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