A tentative deal has been struck between the union and the company at Gibraltar Mine.
Curtis Finley, the President of Unifor Local 30-18, explains how they got to this point.
“The company the the union have met, we started talks on Monday morning. At approximately 1-50 in that afternoon, strike notice was issued, 72-hour strike notice was issued. We talked throughout those hours and as of now we do have a tentative agreement that we are just finalizing to bring to the membership.”
Finley says details won’t be released until the membership has had a chance to vote on the tentative deal.
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He says the bargaining committee is recommending acceptance.
There are 530 union members, most from the Quesnel and Williams Lake areas, working at the mine.