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Western Forest Products reaches agreement with the United Steelworkers
Aug 23, 2010 | In Labour Negotiations | Send feedback »
Western Forest Products has reached a new 4 year labour agreement with the United Steelworkers Union.
Approximately 2,400 Western and contractor employees are covered under this contract which will expire on June 15, 2014.
"This is great news for o… more »
Ainsworth has new collective agreement with 100 Mile House workers
Aug 21, 2010 | In Labour Negotiations | Send feedback »
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. has reached a new 4 year labour agreement with the unionized workers at its mill in 100 Mile House, British Columbia.
Members of the Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers Union of Canada (PPWC), Local 9, ratified the agreement on Frid… more »
CEP members ratify agreement with Ainsworth in Barwick
Aug 20, 2010 | In Labour Negotiations | 2 feedbacks »
CEP Local 324-99 members have voted 87% in favour of accepting a new 4 year collective agreement with Ainsworth Engineered LP in Barwick, Ontario.
“The Membership has successfully resisted concessions while still keeping this plant operating and viabl… more »
Strike averted at Ainsworth in Barwick
Aug 18, 2010 | In Labour Negotiations | 1 feedback »
A tentative agreement has been reached in Barwick, Ontario between the CEP and Ainsworth Engineered LP after 27 hours of non-stop bargaining.Stephen Boon, CEP National Representative in Dryden said, “all I can say right now is the deal includes key l… more »
Tentative labour agreement - Conifer
Aug 17, 2010 | In Labour Negotiations | Send feedback »
A tentative labour agreement has been reached between Conifer and the United Steelworkers in northern British Columbia.
Conifer is the bargaining agent for several forestry companies including Tolko Industries, AbitibiBowater Inc., Conifex Timber Inc.… more »
Ainsworth strike postponed for 28 hours
Aug 13, 2010 | In Labour Negotiations | 1 feedback »
The workers at Ainsworth Engineered LP in Barwick, Ontario have decided to postpone their scheduled strike action for midnight on Sunday for up to 48 hours pending the outcome of renewed talks.
Stephen Boon, CEP National Representative in Dryden, conf… more »
USW struggling for a deal with Aspen Planers
Aug 4, 2010 | In Labour Negotiations | Send feedback »
United Steelworkers Local I-417 is trying to negotiate a deal with Aspen Planers to get their workers back to work in Lillooet and Savona, British Columbia.
The members of the local have agreed to major concessions in a four year proposed deal that in… more »
Western Forest Products plans to restart its Ladysmith sawmill
Jul 27, 2010 | In Labour Negotiations, Mill Expansions/Openings | Send feedback »
Western Forest Products will be restarting its Ladysmith sawmill on or around September 7, 2010.The Ladysmith sawmill was closed indefinitely on April 26, 2008 due to poor market conditions. The operation will now employ approximately 29 workers ope… more »
Western Forest Products reaches tentative agreement with workers
Jul 27, 2010 | In Labour Negotiations | Send feedback »
Western Forest Products has reached a tentative 4-year labour agreement with the United Steelworkers Union.
The contract, which covers the vast majority of Western's unionized hourly workforce, includes USW Locals 1-85 and 1-1937 and the Council of US… more »
Tembec's Temiscaming workers agree to concessions
Jul 26, 2010 | In Labour Negotiations | 1 feedback »
Workers at Tembec's Temiscaming pulp mill in Quebec have agreed to concession in order for Tembec to invest in mill upgrades.
Instead of accept the 10% wage concessions that are part of pattern bargaining, the workers have agreed to changes in their h… more »
Workers vote in favour of strike action at Ainsworth OSB mill in Barwick
Jul 23, 2010 | In Labour Negotiations | 1 feedback »
Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) Local 324-99 of the Ainsworth Engineered LP facility in Barwick, Ontario have rejected their employer's final offer, and have voted in favour of a strike.
Last week, conciliated negotiation… more »
Corner Brook Pulp & Paper workers are not rushing to negotiate
Jul 11, 2010 | In Labour Negotiations | 12 feedbacks »
The unionized workers at Corner Brook Pulp and Paper in Newfoundland are not rushing to negotiate a new contract.
The workers have been without a collective agreement for over a year.
Traditionally, the workers (represented by the Communications,… more »
AbitibiBowater's sawmill workers in Quebec reject contract proposal
Jun 15, 2010 | In Labour Negotiations | Send feedback »
AbitibiBowater's workers at 4 sawmills in Quebec have voted 53% against their latest contract proposal.The 4 sawmills, with a collective total of 500 workers, are Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean in Girardville, Mistassini, The Gold, and St. Thomas.The worke… more »
Union decides not to vote on Catalyst Paper's proposal
Jun 4, 2010 | In Labour Negotiations | 4 feedbacks »
Union officials from the CEP have presented a detailed version of Catalyst Paper's proposal to its Elk Falls members on Wednesday night.
After examining the details, the union members decided they didn't even want to vote on the proposal.
"The memb… more »
Irving workers fight back against random alcohol tests
Jun 3, 2010 | In Labour Negotiations, Health & Safety | 1 feedback »
An arbitrator has sided with the workers of the Irving Pulp and Paper mill in St. John, New Brunswick after the workers grieved Irving's policy of random alcohol testing.
Irving disagrees with the arbitrator's decision and has asked for a judicial rev… more »
