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June 02, 2009
We have not had any recent $80/ton discussions, but at Standing
Committee last Wednesday (May 27th), we again told the Company
that we
are prepared to continue those discussions when they are ready. This
time we got a more positive response from them, they too realize its
something that we need to deal with and as such we are looking at
resuming discussions the week of June 15th.
The company will ensure that VP Brian Johnson will be at the meetings.
And with the departure of Dave Beulah and Tom Paisley there will likely be some other new faces around the table. Local
630 and 1123 whave been involved in joint meeting up until this point
and there is no indication that that is going to change.
Also at Standing Committee we launched grievances over several
unilateral changes the Company has made in interpreting the
Collective Agreement. These include:
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Floater entitlement for employees on lay-off.
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The entitlement to Weekly Indemnity Benefits
for employees on lay-off.
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The change to card rate for employees on
lay-off to base rate.
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