Unions plan rally in Sudbury, Ont., in support of striking Vale-Inco workers

TORONTO - Various unions plan to send members to a rally in Sudbury, Ont., on Monday in support of striking workers at Vale Inco.

The Ontario Federation of Labour says busloads of supporters will head to Sudbury to rally for miners and smelter workers.

More than three-thousand Vale Inco workers are in their ninth month of a strike over pensions, bonuses and seniority rights.

The OFL, Canadian Labour Congress and affiliated unions have organized buses to leave from various communities across Ontario.

Vale Inco said this week it has "no interest" in bringing in an arbitrator to settle the strike and will not re-hire employees fired during the walkout.

Last week, workers in Sudbury voted 88 per cent to reject an offer while members in Port Colborne were nearly unanimous in saying no. No new talks are planned to resolve the strike.