Catalyst Paper Corporation Unifor Local 1 employees met on June 25 to vote on a new tentative contract. Local 76 members met the same day to review the tentative agreement and were expected to vote on June 27.
According to a Local 1 source, members are torn by the deal presented. There are wage increases through four years, but concessions are included.
Union members were hoping for increases plus gains from the last concessions workers gave in the 2012 rollback contract.
The source said Unifor will likely announce the results of the vote on Friday, June 29.
When the company and union announced on June 15 that a tentative contract had been reached, a statement from Unifor indicated its bargaining team supported the agreement, calling it a fair and reasonable settlement.
