Showing posts with label USWA 9346. Show all posts
Showing posts with label USWA 9346. Show all posts

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Teck/Elkview reach deal with Steelworkers

Latest update

Membership of USWA 9346 voted 58.7% in favour of accepting the latest agreement.

612 Ballots cast

359 In favour

252 Opposed

1 spoiled

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Teck/Elkview Latest Update

UPDATE - Saturday, April 2, 2011 - 11:55am


•We just received a call from the Bargaining Committee in Vancouver. A TENTATIVE DEAL WAS REACHED EARLY THIS MORNING.

◦The Company and the Union Bargaining Committee's have agreed to recommend the Memorandum of Settlement.

◦The Memo of Settlement is subject to ratification by the Membership in a secret ballot vote no later than April 7, 2011.

◦There will be an information meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday this coming week. Time and place to be announced on Monday.

◦Voting will start Tuesday after the meeting and will be held Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Ballots will be counted Thursday, April 7, 2011 after the polls close.

◦MONDAY'S SOLIDARITY MARCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED!!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Teck/Elkview latest update

UPDATE - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 2:30pm

•TALKS TO RESUME FRIDAY in VANCOUVER!!!

◦The mediator - Mr. Vince Ready - contacted both parties this afternoon by way of letter requesting "that the parties return to the bargaining table for exploratory talks in an attempt to find a resolution to this protracted dispute."

◦The Company contacted our President, Chris Nand this afternoon stating that they will be in Vancouver on Friday to meet. Chris responded that he will be there with our bargaining committee.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Well its news

Check out http://www.usw9346.ca/bargaining.htm

Talks broke down this afternoon check out the site above. Tomorrows meeting is cancelled.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Looking for updates on the Teck/Elkview Labour Dispute

Check out the following sites:

http://www.usw9346.ca/bargaining.htm

http://www.teck.com/Generic.aspx?portalName=tc

Also of interest the following site which is the port http://www.westshore.com/ I told by a number of people that one of the ship loaders was down, which was true its now up and running as of Jan 24, 2011.