Stan McMaster, President
*** Report on the Annual Delegated Meeting under "News" ***
** New Link for Job Searching Under "Links" **
** New Link Regarding Negotiations Under "Links" **
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Forestry Members - BlueNet Card - there is a link to the S.I. Health & Welfare Plan under "Links", and more information on this topic under the heading "News".
NOTICE TO MEMBERS
All Local 1-405 Members - Please ensure that the Local Union has your correct mailing address and contact information!
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FORESTRY NEGOTIATION
There are no Forest Industry negotiations taking place at this time.
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Other Negotiations
Negotiations between Local 1-405 and East Kootenay Community Credit Union have concluded. The Parties utilized the assistance of a mediator and were able to reach a tentative agreement which is in the process of being ratified by both Parties.
Negotiations are taking place between the Union and the Kimberley City Employees. The original negotiator for the City has left and the City is proceeding with the negotiations with assistance from another source. At this time, there isn't very much else to report except to say that things are moving forward.
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The sale of the Tembec Canal Flats and Elko miils to Canfor was completed on March 24th, 2012. Canfor representatives were busy meeting with employees at the two mills during the week of March 26, 2012. Canfor is now looking at how to best allocate capital resources across the region.
Springer Creek Forest Products in Slocan is shut down indefinitely. This shut down seems like it could be more serious than any of the others and everyone hopes that it is only "temporary".
Good News! The Radium Division of CANFOR is still shut down, but the Canfor Executive Board met during the week of April 23rd and have decided to proceed with a substantial investment into the Radium mill and a restart of the mill at the end of September/beginning of October. So some workers may be called back to work soon to assist with the work that needs to be done in order for the restart to happen. The mill workers have been waiting three years for this announcement and are looking forward to getting back to work.
Interfor in Castlegar has been running well although the winter weather has caused some issues. These weather related issues will be around for a couple of more months and then hopefully things will smooth out. Interfor has announced an investment into the mill in the near future.
Lumber Prices - Average lumber prices for the standard of 2x4, #2 & Better - Kiln Dried are as follows:
The average price - Mar. 17 to Mar. 23, 2012 - $283.00 per thousand board feet
- Mar. 24 to Mar. 30, 2012 - $280.00 per thousand board feet
- Mar. 31 to Apr. 06, 2012 - $277.00 per thousand board feet
- Apr. 07 to Apr. 13, 2012 - $278.00 per thousand board feet
- Apr. 14 to Apr. 20, 2012 - $281.00 per thousand board feet
- Apr. 21 to Apr. 27, 2012 - $290.00 per thousand board feet
- Apr. 28 to May 04, 2012 - $302.00 per thousand board feet
- May 05 to May 11, 2012 - $305.00 per thousand board feet
As you will note if you have been following the news, the economy is fluctuating quite a bit on a daily basis. Therefore, it is impossible to make any predictions as to where lumber prices may go.
Dates to Remember
The tentative dates for various meetings/schools in 2011 are as follows:
Officers' Meetings Executive Board Meetings
July 06, 2012 (Fri) July 07, 2012 (Sat)
October 12, 2012 (Fri) October 13, 2012 (Sat)
Annual Delegated Meeting - Saturday, May 05, 2012
Job Steward School - Saturday & Sunday, June 2 & 3 , 2012
Safety School - Saturday & Sunday, October 27 & 28, 2012
United We Stand, Divided We Fall.
Remember, You Are The "Union".
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