New contract for CEP Local 324-6 at Sonoco in Fort Frances
November 7th, 2012 | Posted in Labour Negotiations | 3 comments »
The workers of CEP Local 324-6 that work at Sonoco in Fort Frances, Ontario have a new collective agreement.
Stephen Boon, CEP National Representative for Dryden, said, “we are pleased to have reached a solid, long-term deal covering our Forestry Members at Sonoco in Fort Frances.”
Workers voted just under 70% in favour of the deal.
The new contract is a 5 year agreement with a $500 lump sum payment in the first year, followed by 1.5%, 1.75%, 2%, and 2.5% annual increases in the final four years of the agreement.
Improvements in language and benefits were also achieved.
Sonoco provides paper cores for use in rolls of paper at Resolute Forest Products and other area paper mills.
Source: CEP
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Whoooo Hoooo Boon! Way to go! Oh ya, how many people work there? 6 I think.Stop trying to look like a hero Boon.
I’m surprised this story got covered, i only go on this site to hear about concessions and when i see a small group in our industry break that trend it makes me damn mad!! We’re back in bargaining with abiblow again in less than two years lets keep focusing on infighting, name calling and more concession news.
Hey, you want some Abitibi/Resolute news. Garneau is after the idenity of posters on this site. Got a court order in NS to disclose there idenities. Don’t know what he hopes to get out of unemployed mill workers, but defaming the CEO of the year is apparently criminal. Be carefull, just sayin