After the judge approved the sale of Terrace Bay Pulp to AV Terrace Bay yesterday, the Steelworkers counted the results of the vote they took last week on the proposed collective agreement with their new employer.

More than 75% of the ballots cast were in favour of accepting the new contract.

Details known so far:

• 5 year contract
• workers will have to pay 25% of their benefits (employer covered 100% previously)
• contract includes more liberal contracting-out language
• no pay increase for the first 3 years
• small increase in the last 2 years

Some of the workers will be recalled to work as soon as next month to start preparing the mill for an October start.

Source:
Steelworkers approve Terrace Bay mill contract More than 75 per cent of the union membership vote in favour of contract with Aditya Birla Group (CBC)