According to B.C. Statistics, exports originating from British Columbia dropped 6.4% in value in 2019, when compared to 2018. Slumping […]
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Longest Strike in B.C. Coastal Forest History Ended on Saturday
The 8-month strike between Western Forest Products (WFP), 6-mills on Vancouver Island and the United Steelworkers (USW) Union Local 1-1937 […]
Finnish Forest Industries Federation Says Strike at Sawmills and Plywood Factories Now Highly Probable
The Finnish Forest Industries Federation (FFIF) is reporting a lack of progress in talks with the Industrial Union, which represents […]
Blockades Have Potential to Force the Canadian National Railroad to Shut Down Parts of Their System.
The Canadian National Railroad (CN) announced today that unless blockades on their rail lines, which were set up five days […]
Tentative Agreement Reached Between Western Forest Products and Striking United Steelworkers Union
In separate announcements both Western Forest Products (WFP) and the United Steelworkers Union (USW) are reporting that with the help […]
Veteran B.C. Mediators Pull Out of Talks Between United Steel Workers Union and Western Forest Products. Strike Enters 31st Week With No End in Sight.
Veteran B.C. mediators Vince Ready and Amanda Rogers, who have been overseeing negotiations in the labor dispute and work stoppage […]
Commerce Releases Preliminary Results of the First Administrative Review: The Duties are Likely to Come Down
Commerce published a preliminary assessment rate for Canadian shipments to the US during the First Administrative Review (AR1) from April […]
British Columbia Investing $450,000 for Training Interior Residents Impacted by Decline in Forest Industry Jobs.
According to a British Columbia Provincial press release, the province is making provisions for up to 25 workers affected by […]
Finland’s Lumber and Plywood Mills face Potential Strike
The Finnish Forest Industries Federation (FFIF) believe that a strike by the Industrial Union, which represents sawmill and plywood factories […]
China Joins Canada , the E.U. and other WTO Members in Interim Alternative Trade Dispute Process
As of December, the World Trade Organization (WTO) appellate body no longer has enough members to hear new appeals. Over […]