Roughly Estimated Lay-off Line for Operations

After the completion of the Retirement Package offerings, a bare bones estimate of where the lay-off line is at this time looks like to be around mid January 1984. An official lay-off line will not be determined until after the Enhanced Severances have been spoken for. Again this is just an estimate not taking into account any relief numbers that may be required.

Locals 592 & 686 Blog Sites

Please note that both Local 592 and Local 686 blog sites are accessible through the Alberni Intranet under the HR tab. Since the recent restriction of internet access, everyone will still be able to get to the Blogs if you have access to a computer on the mill site.

Congratulations To You All

The following is a list of people that are about to retire. I'm sure I can speak for everyone when I wish each of them a long, happy and well deserved retirement. If you add up all the years of service that these people have put in, we are losing over 2500 years of experience and knowledge. We are going to miss them all:

Steve Ackland, Ernie Addy, Gord Arnett, Don Barkley, Leo Blais, Dave Blelloch, Rick Bodnar, Jim Bridgen, Doug Bryant, Ewan Cameron, Wayne Carter, Jacques Chabot, Andre Contreras, Mariea Cooper, Russ Cross, Bruce Currey, Bob Dahlman, Rick Dallman, Brian Daniels, Bill Davidson, Dennis Devereux, Barry Greaves, Bert Groeneveld, Dal Gulstene, Hart Haase, Loyd Herzog, Ken Hicks, Gary Hodgkin, Terry Houbregs, Duane Hughes, Jim Irvine, Bruce Kelly, Alan King, Bob Kranevelt, Marc Larochelle, Gary Lavergne, George Liong, Bob MacAdams, Jim Mackie, Tapio Meriverta, Gord Miles, Jackie Nager, Bob Nesbit, Bill Oickle, Gord Parker, Wayne Pinkney, Tony Price, Boris Radetic, Ben Randall, Jim Ray, Dave Reis, Jack Rozwadowski, Carl Sexsmith, Rick Smith, Wes Smith, Don Stoneadge, Bill Surrey, Pete Tabler, Adrian Tanner, Jim Tatoosh, Livio Tedesco, Cam Tennison, Tom Thompson, Gord Unger, Bill Uvilla, Henry Vogels, John Woodthorpe, John Zarantonello, Roger Dufour, Lloyd Fairley, Henry Doyle, Ron Fraser, Al Gillis, Jim Gislason, Ron MacKnight, Ernie Ellis, Dave Nelson, George Parker.

If I have missed anyone it's because I'm jealous but I do appologize.

Pete Rayburn

5 Shift Schedule pdf

Pete has asked me to provide a link to the 5 Shift Schedule pdf. Just click on the link on click here. I'll also put it in the sidebar for easy access. (I've put it under the Forward Look Links because Blogger seems to be acting up a bit and won't let me create a new link box.)

Tim

Enhanced Severance Offer

The enhanced severance offer will be going out to all 592 members on Feb. 25th. These severance packages are being offered to all 592 members by mill seniority. The enhanced severance amount will be 1.5 times the value of your contractual severance. The total number of enhanced severance packages will be limited to the funds remaining from the previously offered retirement packages.

All 592 members will recieve a letter explaining all of the above and the contractual calculation for the severance amount. You must indicate your intention by 4 PM on March 24th 2008.

February Forward Look

The February issue of the Forward Look is now online. Since only the President submitted an article, most of the issue consists of material from the Canadian Association of Labour Media (CALM).

Any feedback continues to be appreciated and letters to the editor would be a welcome addition although I know the blog is quicker and more up-to-date.

In solidarity,

Tim

A4 - 592 Agreement

A scanned pdf copy of the signed Agreement can be viewed here.