Total Delivery Services – bargaining update

The Union and Company exchanged collective agreement proposals on Friday, September 23, 2011. Your bargaining committee met in Nanaimo the next day to review the company’s proposals and draft its response. We are scheduled to meet for our first face-to-face formal...

PNG bargaining update

Negotiations for a new collective agreement continue with Pacific Newspaper Group. Over the last few weeks, union and company negotiators have met several times to discuss terms for a new collective agreement. Much of our discussion in the last several sessions has...

Xtra! Vancouver ratify 3 year deal

Members at Xtra Vancouver have ratified a new three year agreement that includes wage increases of between 5 1/2% – 9.2% over the term. Improvements also include increased severance pay language and a paid leave wage bridge when going on maternity/paternity...

PNG bargaining update

Pacific Newspaper Group and CEP 2000 have set three dates to begin negotiating a new collective agreement. Negotiators will meet March 15, 17 and 21. The parties have agreed to begin with some preliminary issues, such as confirming current contract language wording, a...