To the Membership,
On Jan 17th, 2018, the Union made application to the Minister of Labor due to ongoing and escalating labor issues at Highland Valley Copper. The application was accepted, and the parties first met with the Special officers appointed by the Minister on April 6th. Since that date, the Union and the Company have met numerous times. There was an earnest attempt from the Union to try and resolve the many issues, and there was some movement on a few key issues. Unfortunately, the majority of the issues are still outstanding. We have asked the Special Officers to step back in to assist the parties. The Union will be requesting that the Special Officers make orders in regards to these outstanding issues. We have confirmed dates to sit with the Special Officers on June 11th, 2018. This is also the same date as the Executive meeting, followed on June 12th by the membership meeting. Both of these days have now been changed. June’s membership meeting will be held in Kamloops, on Thursday June 14th, 2018, at the regular meeting times. Please make sure your crew members are aware that the Logan Lake meeting on Tuesday the 12th will be cancelled. We are continuing to schedule training for Shop Steward Level 1 on June 18th and 19th, followed by Shop Steward Level 2 on the 20th and 21st. If you are interested in either one of those courses please email Jeff Jewell ( [email protected] ) or the Union office ( [email protected] ). Thank you for your patience as this process takes place. It’s frustrating for everyone involved, but as they say, Rome never got built in a day. In solidarity, Kyle Wolff President, United Steelworkers Local 7619 ~ I've said consistently that no employer ever really accepts a union. They tolerate the unions. The very minute they can get a pool of unemployment they'll challenge the unions and try to get back what they call managements prerogatives, meaning hire, fire, pay what you want. ~ Jimmy Hoffa Comments are closed.
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