The
union representing loggers and silviculture workers employed by Corner Brook
Pulp and Paper have reached and ratified a new collective agreement, though by
only a slim majority.
The
negotiating team representing Local 60N of the Communications Energy and
Paperworkers Union reached a tentative deal with the paper company July 26. In
a subsequent series of ratification meetings held in Gander, Deer Lake and
Corner Brook, the roughly 300 members of Local 60N accepted the deal with 56
per cent of the votes cast in agreement.
The
three-year deal replaces the former labour contract that had expired at the end
of 2008.
