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BC Sawmill Safety Regulations
The BC government is introducing legislation that would allow for the prosecution of negligent employers whose actions seriously injure or kill workers. Covering four specific objectives, the legislation is expected to provide range of new safety enforcement tools, shorten the process for finalizing financial penalties to improve their effectiveness as an enforcement tool; ensure timely…
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Washington Sawmill Shutdown
Northwest Hardwoods lumber mill in Centralia, WA, is cutting production because the slowdown at West Coast ports has crippled its ability to export products. Vice President Brian Narramore on Friday told The Chronicle (http://bit.ly/1Dp4qVe) production will be cut as much as half, starting Monday, impacting 100 employees one way or another. Narramore says Northwest Hardwoods…
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Rail Transportation Labour Dispute
After a long period of difficult negotiations, the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference union this week said if a deal can’t be reached by midnight Saturday, Canadian Pacific Railway will face job action by 3,300 locomotive engineers, conductors, and train and yard workers across Canada. In addition, Unifor, which represents 1,650 workers who perform safety inspections,…
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Madison’s Forest Pulse 4Q 2014 — Out Now!
Important Lumber Production and Export Data: • US sawmill products exports to China by VALUE are up +20%, to US$1,199 million, Jan to Nov 2014 compared to US$959 million the previous year; • US sawmill products imports from Canada by VALUE are up +9%, to US$4,939 million, Jan to Nov 2014 over US$4,498 million in…
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Madison’s Forest Pulse 4Q 2014 — Out Now!
Important Lumber Production and Export Data: • US sawmill products exports to China by VALUE are up +20%, to US$1,199 million, Jan to Nov 2014 compared to US$959 million the previous year; • US sawmill products imports from Canada by VALUE are up +9%, to US$4,939 million, Jan to Nov 2014 over US$4,498 million in…
