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KIS membership ratify new collective agreement
Following ratification meetings of the membership of the three unionized Kootenay Insurance Services (KIS) branches in Cranbrook, Trail and Nelson, the 24 United Steelworkers (USW)…
USW and Kootenay Savings ratify new agreement
Following 12 months of bargaining and a 27-day labour dispute, the unionized staff at Kootenay Savings Credit Union (KSCU) have ratified a new four-year collective…
Talks stall; USW prepares for job action
Following a return to the bargaining table on Thursday and Friday last week, and Monday this week, both the United Steelworkers (USW) Locals 1-405 and…
Strike notice issued; lockout notice, too
After 12 months of bargaining, including the last four days of mediation with a provincial mediator, the United Steelworkers (USW) bargaining committee for the membership…
Mediation scheduled after 96.3% strike vote
Following meetings with all branches of unionized employees at Kootenay Savings Credit Union, a renewed strike mandate of 96.3% – an increase of two per…
USW, KSCU unionized staff evaluating positions
On June 20-21 in Trail, United Steelworkers (USW) Locals 1-405 and 9705 representing 110 unionized staff at Kootenay Savings Credit Union (KSCU) at branches in…
KSCU staff vote to strike
Unionized Kootenay Saving Credit Union (KSCU) staff have returned a 94% strike vote, citing a need for pension language protection and a zero per cent…