Nice to see it done and congratualtions to all.
Now...on with the dance!

looks like a win win

Don't celebrate too early. I heard from a union die hard today that he isn't approving the offer. I asked if they would walk. He said he thought so and that he he would. I hope he is in the minority. I find this attitude permeates many of our union workers. They should be thankful they have a job and the business they work for is making a profit and doing well. Chester

I am not an union diehard and I find this tentative deal hard to swallow . Report doesn't tell you what we have to give up for this swell deal.OUR city employees got a better deal , Brandt tractor got a better deal lol.

Keep demanding more and more. Then look around you. Have a good look at the solid wood industry and then please consider that the pulp mills are also a resource industry, entirely at the mercy of the world price of pulp. Can anybody see the correlation? Of course! The shareholders are only investing in pulpmills because they can make more money (there it is again, GREED) Will the pulpmills, union or not, bravely soldier on in a down market, to make sure that John and Jane can continue to make the payments? Ya, right!
THey will bravely soldier on alright, but only if the shareholders are making a profit. I am not against high wages, hell, I am well paid, for now anyway. I just hope that we will not see bull headed obstinancy on either side of the negotiations for the pulp workers' contract.
metalman.

Look around at the price of everything, increasing taxes, and of course fuel. What kind of raise will cover these costs? The money we're all missing from our pockets didn't vanish, its in the ever increasing pockets of the elite. The income of the working man has been stagnant for years, while the CEO's wages have been skyrocketing. Corporate taxes are low while workers now pay the brunt of our society's bills. How 'bout a flat tax Steve-o? How far down can we push the middle class? When will we say enough. Will it lead to rebellion?
EAT THE RICH!

As a member of one of the CEP Locals involved with this deal in Prince George, I have to say that a lot of this stuff in this messge board is junk.
You cannot compare this to the city workers or Brandt tractors, the industries are so different it doesn't even compute. Nevermind the fact that Brandt was a mediated deal.....usually these do not go in the workers favour unless their wages were already behind their industry standard.
As a "Union Diehard" myself, I would have to say that this deal is well negotiated by our wage delegates. I am willing to strike, and risk losing my home, for the right reasons, but I'm hard pressed to find them here.
Our three mills here in town are doing well, especially if you consider the layoffs and shutdowns that are happening to our south. As part of pattern bargaining, sometines you take one for the team. Finding a good deal that not only benifits us as a thriving company, CPLP, but also safegaurds our CEP brothers elselwhere is a tough bargain. The increases to our wages may seem small to some, but 10% over four years is nothing to sneeze at either. We also gained great grounds in our severence and mill closure clauses for the "just in case" times.
Being of sound and realistic mind, I know that the industry we are in is not in its prime. I for one will be voting in favour of this contract, and I hope that others will as well.