Local 1-405 rep Jeff Bromley has been elected into the United Steelworkers (USW) Wood Council Chair position and will be moving onto his new role…
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USW locals and IFLRA agree to mediation
The United Steelworkers (USW) Bargaining Committee, representing the USW Locals 1-405 (Cranbrook), 1-417 (Kamloops), 1-423 (Kelowna) and 1-2017 (Prince George) and the Interior Forest Labour…
Random drug testing halted at Elk Valley Teck mines
Random drug and alcohol testing has become a thing of the past for United Steelworkers unionized workers at three of the five Teck Resources coal…
USW urges NDP vote
Liberal candidates respond e-KNOW news By Ian Cobb Following the announcement of the devastating tariffs of 20% or more on lumber harvested and mills in…
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 KAR reach tentative agreement
Trickle Creek Lodge bargaining continues The United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1-405 reached a tentative three-year agreement with Kimberley Alpine Resort (KAR) and the parent company,…
First collective agreement reached
After being certified to the United Steelworkers Local 1-405 (USW) on June 6, and numerous days of negotiations and mediation with the assistance of mediator…
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…
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…
USW and city ratify four-year agreement
The United Steelworkers Union Local 1-405 (USW) membership at the City of Kimberley have ratified a new four-year agreement by a majority vote September 6…