Suite 100, 1777 3rd Avenue, Prince George, BC, V2L 3G7
Tel: 250.563.7771 | Toll-free: 1.800.565.3641 | Fax: 250.563.0274
USW Local 1-2017
Suite 100, 1777 3rd Avenue, Prince George, BC,
V2L 3G7
Phone Numbers
Tel: 250.563.7771
Toll-free: 1.800.565.3641
Fax: 250.563.0274
E-mail:
Plants
Notices
700 Hundred Workers Received Up skilling and Training
Prince George BC - United Steelworkers local 1-424 applied for and received funding through the labour market agreement (LMA) between the federal and Provincial Governments in October 2011
USW 1-424 Training CNC October 20th- 21st
This year over 140 local USW 1-424 members from across the local Union took part in a number of courses organized by the local. The training is extremely valuable to our members dealing with the daily issues of policing the Collective agreement and addressing the concerns brought forward by the members within their operations be they grievances or health and safety issues. Those attending also had the opportunity to do some networking with members from other areas of the local including our new stewards and committees from the mining sector, Automotive and Trucking. Attendees were also given an update and a little history on the Northern Skills Training Pilot and encouraged to talk with their Brothers and sisters at work regarding the value of the program and the long term benefits.
HUNT DEMANDS ANSWERS & ACTION!!
District 3 Director Stephen Hunt demanded action from Government, Worksafe and the RCMP in the wake of yet another sawmill explosion in Northern BC.
Lakeland Mills Meeting
Meeting on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 6:30 pm at the Coast Inn of the North for family and spouses.
PG Regional Hospital Policy Change for Members
Effect September 1, 2009, the PG Regional Hospital will not be billing us for our member's television services. Therefore, any Member being admitted to the hospital will need to pay the daily rental charges at the time of hook-up and submit the receipt(s) that they are given at the time of payment to the Steelworkers for reimbursement.
Recent News
Forest Industry Bargaining to Resume April 10, 2019
USW Local 1-2017 recently concluded the ratification votes for thirteen (13) operations covered by the CONIFER Memorandum of Agreement reached February 13th in Prince George. Four (4) of the operations have rejected that proposal for various reasons.
Letters to the Members of Walter Energy (Wolverine Mine)
As most of you know, we have not sent a letter out for awhile. The reason for that is we have not had anything new to say on when we can expect our money to be paid.
The last court date was held on February 25, 2019. I am told that discussions are still on going with Revenue Canada to provide some information on outstanding tax issues.
Tenative Agreement reached with Canfor Polar, Chetwynd and Plateau
A Tentative Agreement was reached for Canfor Polar, Chetwynd and Plateau on February 19th, 2019. It provides a fair wage increase to our membership, significant improvements to benefits and contractual language, see below for details;
Tenative Agreement reached with Conifer
The tentative agreement reached with CONIFER in Prince George on February 13, 2019, provides a fair wage increase to our membership.
Canfor Independents Chetwynd; Polar And Plateau Sawmills All Reach Impasse In Bargaining With USW; CONIFER Asks USW Back To The Table
After one day of bargaining with Canfor Polar and Plateau Sawmills in Prince George on January 23, 2019, as well as one day with Canfor Chetwynd two weeks prior, we have now reached impasse with all three independent Canfor mills.
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