Well, the bargaining table this week was full of interesting conversations, some comical moments, a little bit of frustration, and also some resolve.
We have been able to successfully conclude several more items, either through withdraws or them being signed off, and are now down to 13 Company non-monetary issues. Several of our own items are still left to be dealt, which we will continue to pursue. The Company did issue their monetary package, but we have not discussed it or even looked at it, as we have not dealt with their non-monetary concessions. This is a good time to talk about misdirection, manipulation and cost reductions. To make it crystal clear to everyone, cost reduction = concession. Competitive package = concession. Additional opportunities to safely reduce our cost = concession. We find it ironic after a great 3rd quarter result, which we have all contributed too, that our glorious leader released another internal update to ask you to cut even more. They post hundreds of millions of dollars in profit, and they want more from all of your pockets. Will it ever be enough? Poor Shareholders!! Your bargaining team will be back on the property next week, and we will continue to provide weekly updates as we progress through this process. We have two scheduled arbitration's in December that we have to prepare for. As well, the November membership meeting will be held on Nov 15th, location yet to be announced. We have weathered this storm many, many times before, and have seen managers come and go like the tide. One thing that has never changed, is that the membership has always remained strong and survived. Stay informed, stay united, stick together, don’t listen to the rumors, and watch for the next Union update. In Solidarity, Kyle Wolff, President of Local 7619 BARGAINING NEWS AND UPDATES 2016
The Union and Company were scheduled to meet with Mr. Vince Ready on Thursday October 20/16 to deal with contracting out issues as per Article 3.07 of the collective agreement. Unfortunately, Mr. Ready had to cancel the scheduled meeting due to his becoming ill. The parties are in the process of scheduling a new day and have tentatively agreed to December 16/16. Due to this unforeseen event, the Union and Company resumed negotiations for the day. A number of issues were resolved and signed off between the parties, and the Company withdrew a few of their proposals. We resumed negotiations on Monday October 24th and resolved several more issues, and the Company withdrew a few more of their proposals. The Bargaining Committees are scheduled to bargain Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week. After the completion of this weeks bargaining session, we will send out an more complete update to keep all the membership up to date. Thank you to all the members who attended the membership meetings on Tuesday Oct 18th. Kyle Wolff President of USW 7619 To the Membership,
We are holding our monthly membership meetings at our regular times tomorrow, Oct 18th, at 9:30AM, 6:30PM and 9:15PM. At these times, we will be able to inform the membership of what is currently happening with bargaining, the investigations on the committee, an update regarding Fording and Elkview ratification votes, dispel any rumors, and explain what the plan is going forward. If you wish to have the complete story, one that is not redacted and have those honest discussions we all wish we could have, this is the opportunity to do so. Don't complain that you don't know what's going on if you don't make it. Information is our best weapon moving forward. In solidarity, Kyle Wolff President, Local 7619 Teck Corporation Threatens Punitive Action Against United Steelworkers for Support of Kamloops Food Bank
KAMLOOPS, BC, Oct. 6, 2016 /CNW/ - United Steelworkers (USW) Local 7619 is calling out the management of Teck Resources in response to its mean-spirited threat to discipline USW members for stepping up on behalf of their community. USW Local 7619 members are being threatened with discipline by Teck Highland Valley management for using union book-off time to assist the Kamloops food bank. "This bullying may be effective in threatening workers in developing countries where Teck operates copper mines, but it won't work here. Teck may believe this is the way big global corporations are supposed to act, but it's fundamentally un-Canadian," said USW Local 7619 President Kyle Wolff. Teck bears no financial costs for any hours the union schedules its members for union service and business. Teck's threat to punish Steelworkers for volunteering for the Kamloops food bank on union time is an attempt by the company to intimidate USW members as bargaining between the two parties gets underway. "If Teck believes our members' resolve for a fair contract will be broken by their threats, they are out of touch with their workforce and out of touch with our community," Wolff added. USW Area Supervisor Randy Gatzka, leading collective bargaining with Teck, said, "In my 30 years of representing workers, I have never seen an employer sink so low as to threaten discipline of workers for supporting their local food bank." "Whether it's through our contributions to local food banks, the United Way or through our Steelworkers Humanity Fund, our commitment to our neighbours is steadfast and unwavering," noted Wolff. "It's sad we can't say the same for Teck Corporation." The local challenged Teck Corporation management to meet and exceed their hours of service to local food banks. In addition to above-mentioned community groups, USW Local 7619 supports The Kamloops and Logan Lake WHY, Boys and Girls, Big Brothers and Sisters, CMHA, New Life Mission, Family Tree, ASK Wellness Centre, Merritt Fireside, Logan Lake Seniors Centre, Kamloops and Logan Lake Literary, Soups On in Ashcroft, MADD, Royal Canadians Veterans Society, BC Cancer Foundation, Royal Inland Hospital, as well as numerous local charities, fundraisers and community groups from the Logan Lake, Ashcroft, Merritt and Kamloops areas. To learn of opportunities to join USW members in community service please visit www.usw7619.com. SOURCE United Steelworkers (USW) For further information: Kyle Wolff, USW Local 7619 President, 250-828-2860; Randy Gatzka, USW Area Supervisor, 604-683-1117 This information is being distributed to you by / Cette information vous est transmise par : United Steelworkers (USW) Suite 800, 234 Eglinton Ave. E., Toronto, ON, M4P 1K7, Canada http://www.usw.ca If you wish to stop receiving these types of messages from us, you can unsubscribe at any time. / Si vous ne souhaitez plus recevoir ce type de messages de notre part, vous pouvez vous désabonner à tout moment. |
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