Steelworkers - Canfor Strike Deal

The Chair of the United Steelworkers' BC Wood Council is calling a tentative deal with Canfor "unprecedented" in the history of collective bargaining in the BC forest industry. In Prince George today to announce the just-reached agreement, Bob Matters says, "Despite the fact the forest industry has experienced its worst financial crisis in history, we have reached an agreement that I would characterize as 'unique and innovative'." Matters says, for the first time, wording has been included in the package on the issues of: seniority protection, severance protection, and employment security, in general.For more, go to: http://www.dealwithsteel.ca

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