What We Want: Getting Fair Agreements in the BC Interior
The United Steelworkers (USW) Interior Bargaining Committee has the responsibility for bargaining the best possible collective agreements for USW members.

Latest News From The BC Interior Bargaining Committee
Check out the latest Bargaining Bulletins issued by the BC Interior Bargaining Committee for updates on negotiations.

Media Coverage
Click here to link with the latest commercial media coverage on negotiations in both the BC Coast and BC Interior Forest Industry.

As our collective agreement expired on June 30, 2009, can our employer do anything it wants to our wages and work conditions?

Click here to visit our Frequently Asked Questions webpage for the answers.

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The United Steelworkers has commenced collective bargaining with Western Forest Products in order to negotiate a new collective agreement that will replace the current 2007-2010 Coast Master Agreement that comes to term on June 15, 2010. Follow the bargaining process by visiting DealwithSteel.ca for the latest information. Western Forest Products Inc. Forest Industrial Relations Ltd. International Forest Products Ltd. BC Coast USW Wood Council 2010 Bargaining Bulletins

BC Bargaining Committee Videos BC Coast & Interior Bargaining Video - August 2010 USW - Vote Yes on Canfor Deal - February 2010 Local News - Canfor Tentative Deal - February 2010 USW 2010 BC Bargaining Update - January 2010 USW BC Interior Bargaining - August 2009

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BC Interior USW Wood Council 2009 Bargaining Bulletins - Click to view in pdf format.

 

Bulletin #36 USW & CONIFER Bargain Tentative Deal	Bulletin #35 Interior Bargaining Remains Idle - IFLRA Dithers on Talks	Bulletin #34 USW Incorporates IFLRA Responses in Proposal	Bulletin #33 Interior Bargaining Briefly Resumes in Kelowna	Bulletin #32 Bargaining Committee Presses IFLRA on Pattern
August 17	July 9	May 26	May 5	March 31
More BC Interior Wood Council 2009 Bargaining Bulletins available here.
Join our BC Bargaining Bulletin distribution list for BC coast and BC interior regions. Click here to sign up for the latest bargaining news. (USW Members Only)

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		BC Coast USW Wood Council 2010 Bargaining Bulletins - Click to view in pdf format.
Bulletin #7 USW Ratify Collective Agreement with WFP	Bulletin #6 Tentative Agreement Reached with WFP		Bulletin #5 Bargaining Focuses On Permanent Partial Closure	Bulletin #4 Talks With WFP Pause - USW Remains Patient	Bulletin #3 WFP & USW Continue After Week-Long Talks
August 24	July 24		June 30	June 18	June 8
More BC Coast Wood Council 2009 Bargaining Bulletins available here.
Join our BC Bargaining Bulletin distribution list for BC coast and BC interior regions. Click here to sign up for the latest bargaining news. (USW Members Only)

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