Unprecedented deal reached at Canadian Forest Products mill
Canadian Forest Products and United Steelworkers released details of a five year agreement covering about 200 employees at the Chetwynd mill and Vanderhoof area. Highlights include a 13 percent wage rise, a $400 first bonus, annual increases through 2017, increased pension and health benefits, an education fund boost, and apprentice living allowance plus travel reimbursements. The pact starts July 1, 2013 and runs to June 30, 2018 with a patterned impact on other BC Interior employers.