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USW – West Fraser Deal Ratified
United Steelworkers members employed at five West Fraser operations in the BC northern interior have ratified a five-year deal, the union announced Friday. Members at Fraser Lake Sawmill, Houston Forest Products, 100 Mile House Lumber, Quesnel Plywood, and Williams Lake Plywood have each voted in favour of the deal and when combined provided an overall…
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Resolute Settles
Resolute Forest Products, out of Montreal, QC, Monday announced a five-year renewal of the master collective agreement covering four unionized US pulp and paper mills. Unionized employees voted overwhelmingly to ratify the agreement at mills in Augusta, GA; Calhoun, TN; Catawba, SC; and Coosa Pines, AL, effective as of February 14, 2014. The agreement covers…