To: EXCEL TRANSPORTATION, USW MEMBERS

Re: RATIFICATION OF THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

This letter is to confirm that the members at Excel Transportation have by majority vote; 33 yes and 29 no, have ratified the new Memorandum of Agreement for the May 1st, 2021 to April 31st, 2025 Collective Agreement.

March 29th Bulletin From Scott Lunny, D3 Director in regard to Paid Sick Leave

RE: 2021 Dues Slips Distribution Process, Online Access

To all our USW 1-2017 Brothers and Sisters,

The Local Union would like to remind our members that the 2021 Dues receipts can be accessed online at our USW 1-2017.ca website as of February 10, 2022.  The dues slips distribution process has changed, therefore the Union has provided online access for our members to print their own dues slips, if on is not provided with your T4.

Here are the steps to access your dues slips:

USW oppose BC Forest Industry position on 5 Paid Sick days

BC Government’s addition of paid sick leave could leave out thousand of unionized workers

The B.C. government announced on November 24, 2021, that all employees covered by the Employment Standards Act (the “ESA”) will be provided with a minimum of five days of paid sick leave per year beginning on January 1, 2022. This is a result of thousands of submissions and support for paid sick days coming on the heels of the Covid-19 pandemic in which three (3) paid sick days for those who had the Covid-19 virus and had to miss work.