To the Membership,
Thank You. Without your support over the last 11 months, the bargaining committee would have not been able to achieve the mandate that we had been given. No Concessions. Together, we protected ALL of our existing language, and improved on many other articles. Our language has always been progressive so we have made changes to ensure there is gender neutrality, included diversification goals and consideration for Indigenous Persons. We changed the vacation scheduling around to eliminate the dead time in April, and we now have actual paid vacation time. We have improved health and safety language and improved on insurance benefits. We ensured that our copper bonus stayed in place with no cap, and ensured that when the Company makes money, we continue to increase our pension. The Copper Bonus has put over 30 dollars on our pension over the last 15 years, and we made sure it would still keep paying. We have built new rules around contracting out, to build on and protect the language that already exists. Most importantly, we had a mandate to keep our existing language, and not accept any of the Company’s concessions. That’s exactly what happened. With this in mind, our mine continues to lead the industry in wages, pensions, benefits and long term employment. We are very happy with what we have achieved, and as a bargaining committee, we have unanimously recommended the memorandum of agreement. The meetings will take place in Logan Lake at the Curling Rink on Tuesday August 8th, and Wednesday August 9th at 7:15am, 8:15am, 5:45pm, 7:15pm and 8:15pm, with a 1pm meeting at the Kamloops Union Office both days. You can also pick up a information package and vote at the Kamloops Union office between 8am and 4pm Tuesday and Wednesday. It’s up to you next. Ask questions at one of the twelve meetings in Logan Lake or Kamloops, then you will have a chance to vote. You can download an electronic copy of the memorandum from the link below or pick up a paper copy at the meeting, http://usw7619.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/RatificationDeal2016-17.pdf In Solidarity, Kyle Wolff President, USW Local 7619 Comments are closed.
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