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
Business Agents
Business Agent Lines
Brian O'Rourke President
Phone: 1 (250) 960-8583
Toll-Free: 1 (800) 565-3641
Email:
- Safety Director
- Administration
- Health and Welfare Trustee
- Job Evaluation
- LTD Trustee
- Negotiations
- PGTA
- SHARP Trustee
- Wood Council
Paul French 1st Vice President
Phone: 1 (250) 398-0329
Toll-Free: 1 (800) 565-3641
Email:
- WF Plywood WL
- WL Quesnel Plywood
- Atlantic Power
- WF Truckers
- Tolko Questwood
- Dunkley Lumber
- Negotiations
- SHARP Trustee
- Right of Reference
- Economic Development
- Health & Welfare Trustee
Rod Park 2nd Vice President
Phone: 1 (250) 960-8745
Toll-Free: 1 (800) 565-3641
Email:
- Health and Welfare Trustee
- Right of Reference
- Canfor Plateau
- Conifex Fort St James
- Stella Jones
- W.F Fraser Lake
- Veolia Energy
- Lakelands
Dan Will 3rd Vice President
Phone: 1 (250) 613-9451
Toll-Free: 1 (800) 565-3641
Email:
- Canfor Chetwynd
- Canfor Energy Plants
- Canfor Ft. St. John
- Conifex Mackenzie & Power
- Fort Motors
- Louisiana Pacific
- Mount Polley
Mark Bissat 4th Vice President
Phone: 1 (250) 267-4553
Toll-Free: 1 (800) 565-3641
Email:
- 100 Mile Sawmill
- Beamac
- CCDS
- Electric Operations
- IHA WL & 100
- Parallel
- Red Coach Inn
- Tolko Lakeview
- Tolko Soda Creek
- WF Planer
- Job Evaluations
Don Iwaskow Financial Secretary
Phone: 1 (250) 961-8809
Toll-Free: 1 (800) 565-3641
Email:
- Office Manager
- Education Director
- Health and Welfare Trustee
- Excel
- Sharp Trustee
Boota Johal Business Agent
Phone: 1 (250) 960-8863
Toll-Free: 1 (800) 565-3641
Email:
- Babine
- Canfor Houston
- Canfor Isle Pierre
- Carrier Lumber
- Coast Mountain
- Electrical Operations - PG & Quesnel
- Houston Pellet
- PG Motors
- Wood Wheaton
Brad Mores Business Agent
Phone: 1 (250) 305-5091
Toll-Free: 1 (800) 565-3641
Email:
- Canfor - Chip Plant
- Canfor - Nursery
- Canfor - PG Sawmill
- Canfor - Polar
- Worksafe Advocate
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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