Highland Valley Copper employees prepare for strike vote
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. — Members of the United Steelworkers Local 7619, employees at Teck Highland Valley Copper in Logan Lake, will vote on potential strike action this weekend.
Local 7619 President Kyle Wolff says lengthy negotiations on a new contract have reached a standstill.
“We’ve been at it for seven months now, and we’ve reached an impasse,” said Wolff.
“The company wants major concessions, eliminating jobs from the workforce, replacing them with contract and casual labour; percarious work, as we call it. We’re not willing to accept the elimination of our workforce.”