Western Forest Products and steelworkers reach agreement
Western Forest Products Inc. has shared that the company and the United Steelworkers Local 1-1937 (USW) have agreed on the terms of a tentative collective agreement. The USW represents approximately 1,000 Western employees.
The agreement is subject to a ratification vote by USW membership, which is slated to occur before the end of the year. The USW bargaining committee, which had been advocating for increased job security assurances for its members, has said it will be recommending its members to accept the agreement.
“This tentative agreement is the result of the professional and principled work of the bargaining team members from both the USW and Western, who worked respectfully to find common ground and solutions that support both employees and the business,” said Steven Hofer, president and CEO of Western Forest Products.
“A new collective agreement will provide critical business certainty to the company as we look to accelerate the transition to higher value products through reinvestment in our operations. I want to thank the bargaining team members for their work to deliver a fair and balanced agreement.”
