Mr. Speaker, IMP Aerospace Components Ltd., a manufacturing plant in Amherst, Nova Scotia, is on strike. Since World War II, Amherst Aerospace has been a long-time and valued employer in the community, employing more than 150 people in the manufacture of aerospace components.
The dispute between management and union is very complex and is escalating daily since talks broke off in mid-December.
IMP's new facility was officially opened only last year with the help of millions of dollars of taxpayers' money both federally and provincially.
I implore management to return to the bargaining table as quickly as possible and offer my assistance to end this strike which is causing hardship and mistrust in the lives of the people of Amherst.