Western Forest Products, PPWC Signed New 8-Year Collective Agreement

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): Vancouver, B.C-based Western Forest Products Inc. (WFP) announced that it has reached a new collective agreement with the Public and Private Workers of Canada (PPWC), Local 8.

The new eight-year agreement was ratified by PPWC members at WFP Ladysmith sawmill. The agreement, covering nearly 70 hourly employees at the mill, will be in effect from 1^st January, 2021 and will be valid until 31^st December, 2028. The collective agreement provides for general wage increase of 3% in the first two years, 2% in third year, 2.5% in fourth year and 2% each in fifth to eighth year.

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Don Demens, President and Chief Executive Officer, WFP noted that the company is pleased to have jointly reached a positive outcome that reflects the valued contributions of its employees. The new agreement is an important step in providing long-term certainty and stability for its employees, communities and customers.

Meantime, Rod Gallant, President, PPWC, Local 8 said that the union is pleased to conclude the agreement quickly. It is the result of the members’ collective desire to support a vibrant coastal forest sector that secures hundreds of jobs for years to come.

Earlier, the company had reached a new five-year collective agreement with United Steelworkers Local 1-1937 (USW) which is valid until June 2024.