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American Federation of Government Employees, Local 704 union President Michael Mikulka speaks as
Environmental Protection Agency workers protest job cuts during a rally in Chicago, on March 2.
LABOUR BRIEFS
Lafarge
steelworkers
reach tentative
agreement
TEXADA ISLAND, B.C. —
Members of United Steelwork-
ers (USW) Local 816 — locked
out by Lafarge Canada at the
Texada Island, B.C., limestone
mine since Oct. 17, 2016 — have
reached a tentative agreement
with their employer.
After previous offers were
rejected, the parties agreed to
return to the bargaining table .
As a result, the USW secured
an agreement with no con-
cessions, maintained senior-
ity rights and secured wage and
benefit increases similar to oth-
er collective agreements in the
sector, said the union.
In the coming week, the USW
Local 816 bargaining commit-
tee will provide members with
details of the tentative agree-
ment, followed by a ratification
vote, according to the United
Steelworkers.
Texada Island has a history of
mining limestone dating back
as early as 1918.
The mine is the oldest active
mine in B.C. and produces lime-
stone used to make cement that
is critical to many infrastruc-
ture projects.
N. L. requests
conciliation
for public
sector talks
ST. JOHN'S, N.L — On Feb. 24,
the Newfoundland and Labra-
dor Association of Public and
Private Employees (NAPE) was
served notice that the provin-
cial government has requested
the appointment of a concilia-
tion board for six bargaining ta-
bles: Newfoundland and Labra-
dor Liquor Corporation (NLC),
School Boards, Laboratory and
X-Ray (LX), Maintenance and
Operational Services (MOS),
Group Homes, and Marine Ser-
vices, according to the union.
"To the best of our knowl-
edge, this is the first time that
the provincial government has
ever filed for conciliation in
public sector bargaining," said
Jerry Earle, NAPE president.
"The thing that is most aggra-
vating about this move by the
government is that most of our
groups have only been to the ta-
ble a couple of times" said Earle.
CUPE reaches
agreement
with Brock
University
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. —
Canadian Union of Public Em-
ployees (CUPE) and Brock Uni-
versity in St. Catharines, Ont.,
reached a tentative collective
agreement March 2, averting a
strike which would have begun
March 3.
The two sides reached an
agreement following a mara-
thon bargaining session.
The parties were assisted by a
provincially appointed concili-
ation officer, according to the
union.
Details of the agreement will
not be released until the mem-
bers have had an opportunity to
review its contents.
CUPE will make no further
comment regarding the agree-
ment until a ratification vote
takes place, said the union.
CUPE is preparing to hold a
ratification vote next week.
