AECL strike

["Carlisle, Sara" <carlisles@aecl.ca>]

You are quite correct - the AECL Technologists (Local 1568, USWA) have
been on strike since 12:01 am Monday, May 18.  As a result, NRU - and
isotope production - has been shut down.  The company (AECL) offered
yesterday (May 20) to accept binding arbitration, and the union is
currently considering its response to this offer - the terms of such
arbitration still need to be determined.

Sara M. Carlisle
Radiation Biology and Health Physics Branch
AECL, Chalk River Laboratories
Chalk River, ON K0J 1J0
Canada

phone (613) 584-8811 extn 3667
fax        (613) 584-1713
email   carlisles@aecl.ca


> ----------
> From: 	Eric Cowdrey[SMTP:ericc@mctrf.mb.ca]
> Sent: 	Wednesday, May 20, 1998 3:04 PM
> To: 	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: 	Re: Sodium Iodide
> 
> While I don't have any suggestions for alternative suppliers in this
> case,
> I might comment that, to my knowledge, Nordion staff are not actually
> on
> strike.  The strike is at the AECL Chalk River location, where the
> isotopes
> are initially produced in the NRU reactor, and then sent for
> subsequent
> processing at the separately owned Nordion facility.
> 
> 
> At 11:58 AM 5/20/98 -0500, you wrote:
> >Good morning:
> >
> >In light of the strike at Nordion International, does anyone out
> there know
> >of other companies that could supply  Sodium Iodide solution
> (~100-250
> >mCi/ml) on short notice. I'm sure there are a few of us in the same
> boat.
> >Thanks in advance!
> >
> >
> >Rich Sobilo
> >Radiation Safety Officer
> >Beckman/Coulter
> >rjsobilo@beckman.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
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> Eric Cowdrey
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> Manitoba Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation
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