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Island Farms-Vancouver Island Update

December 20, 2011

With the expiration of the Collective Agreement in September the elected Proposal Committee chose the following members to join the Union Negotiating team:

John Brookes

Drew Speirs

Bruce Tillapaugh

Negotiations commenced with the exchange of proposals between the Union and the company on October 19, 2011.

Negotiations update:

The Union Negotiating team met with the company during the week of December 12th, 2011.

Negotiations will continue during the second week of February 2012.

Please watch this space for further updates in the coming weeks.

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Testimonial

"I was employed for many years at a Teamster company that was shut down due to the economy. Because of my age, I was worried about starting over. Bobby, Bob and Paul not only negotiated a much better severance package than was in the contract, but they also went the extra mile and got me on at one of their other companies with an even better contract.They continued to help me even though it wasn't their job to."

- Armando Borean

“I look after a lot of members in a very big plant. For years I had to fight for them by myself with no help at all from any of the Union’s representatives or Officers. This changed completely once Bobby, Bob and Paul were in office. Now I have access to my reps 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! They’re always there to back me up.”

- Darrell Lawres – Chief Shop Steward. Saputo, Sperling

"I was there when we brought the Union in. The first-time contract they won for us was unbelievable. It changed the quality of my life. I am now a Shop Steward and enjoy working with my Union and looking after my fellow workers. "

- Paul Landrecht - Shop Steward. Island Farms Dairy.