A12- The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 31, 2000

IWA contract — | | heat eatin
talks continue

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MORE THAN 1,000 [WA members across the northwest

It's the only
welgh to go!

could be taking a strike vote depending upon how con-

tract talks with their employers go this week,

Their current three-year contract ends next month but
there hasn't been a lot of progress ioward. a new one,
says Darrel Wong, president of IWA Local 2171 which
represents 700 workers-in the Terrace-area and more
throughout the northwest. So

Although money is an issue, the union is also looking
for substantial improvements to existing and fulure pen-
sions and to long ‘term disability payments, he said. .The
union and employers are scheduled to meet again today.

“We're expecting 4 response to our.proposals, to. see
if there’s an indication the-industry is serious about put-
ling together ’a collective agreement,” said Wong last -
week. “We have a real desire to have a new agreement
in place by June 15. Whether we’re successful or nat, we
don"t know.” 7

“Even though we could be taking a strike vote, that
doesn’t mean. there will be a strike, but we may need a
mandate from the membership to show we're serious.”

Northwest [WA members are part of a 20,000-strong
contingent bargaining for a master agreement with em-
ployers along a coast. It runs out June 15 and the master
one for the interior runs out the end of the month.

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The IWA and employers are coming off of a three- — , yon en
year deal which provided for wages increases 1, 2 and 2 XV AY] oe ) ; N \V 3/D)
per cent over its lifetime. OW /A\ KAS Ee LN . v/ mE _
“We've said we want 2, 2 and 2 over three years. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE!
That's what pulp unions got in a real depressed market,”
says Wong,
But more critical is the IWA pension plan which now . process
pays $40 a month for each year of service provided an selection
employee accumulates at least 1,500 hours of work each
year, he said. That works out to $400 a month after 10 ae .
years of service, so preparation
“That’s way too low. It’s time to substantially in- H rervie
crease that and to increase LTD [long term disability],” a Watch that paint in ion & Hiah
said Wong. A YELLOW HEAD Line Painting crew was aut Forests/Transportation ighways
Employers have so far told the [WA they want a one- and about during the early morning hours of Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2000
year deal, which is regarded as unusual. Unions tradi- last week repainting lines on city streets. Time: 9:00 a.m. ta 1:00 p.m.
tional y Nave wanted shorter term antracis $0 mey can rat's Fick foelemy picking Up one ah the Location: Northwest Community College, Room 1101
arpain for increases sooner while employers have: warn motorists not to drive ' ' os
sought the security of long term deals. | over the paint until it is dry. Please register by calling: (250) 698-5145, Joan Renaud, Ministry of Forests
Wong suspects coastal employers want a one-year :

deai so they can better respond to a replacement for the
softwood lumber export deal to the United States which
is due next year.

Coastal employers didn’t get a lot of export quota to «
the United States under the current deal, preferring in-
stead to rely on the Japanese market. But that market
fell apart in the late 1990s and now coastal mills are
looking to get into the United States. :

Wong also suspects employers want a one-year deal
in anticipation of the election of a Liberal government
next year in Victoria.

“This is a personal opinion, so take it for what it’s
worth, but if there’s a change in government, they may
be thinking there'll be employer-friendly changes to la-
bour legisiation,” he said.

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