November 27, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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As has been previously bulletined the Vancouver Airport
Authority has not renewed the WFS Baggage Sortation contract and employees at
WFS at YVR will be laid off on January 31, 2008.
The following information may be helpful to WFS employees
as they begin to prepare for a change in their employment as the layoff date
approaches.
Employment Insurance and
Job Retraining
For information on Employment Insurance (EI) and Job
Retraining WFS employees should contact Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)
at the following toll free number. HRDC may also have information about
retraining for employees with an active EI claim.
HRDC toll free number: 1.800.206.7218
Service Canada website: http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/sc/ei/benefits/regular.shtml
Job Search Websites
The following websites can be searched for available
employment in the Vancouver area or in the national job search data bases.
www.jobsearch.ca
http://working.canada.com/vancouver/index.html
www.classified.com
www.monster.ca
http://vancouver.craiglist.ca
www.eluta.ca
For members who do not have access to the internet or who
are unsure how to use these sites you can contact Adrian Burnett, WFS CAW
District Chairperson at 604.787.7754.
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