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Western Forest Products Inc T.WEF

Alternate Symbol(s):  WFSTF

Western Forest Products Inc. is an integrated softwood forest products company. The Company’s primary business is the sale of lumber and logs, which includes timber harvesting, sawmilling logs into specialty lumber, value-added lumber and glulam remanufacturing and wholesaling purchased lumber. Its product categories include Outdoor Living, Exterior Appearance, Interior Living, LIFESTYLE CEDAR, WFP Engineered Products and others. The Outdoor Living products include decking, timbers, outdoor structures and fencing products. The Exterior Appearance products include siding, trim and fascia, soffits, and door and window products. The LIFESTYLE CEDAR products include LIFESTYLE CEDAR Decking and LIFESTYLE CEDAR Fencing. The Interior Living products include interior paneling, interior moldings, architectural millwork, and stair components. The WFP Engineered Products include Curved and Arched Glulam, Straight Glulam, Fabricated Trusses, Calvert GL3000 and Other Glulam Products.


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Comment by louelon Aug 23, 2019 11:45am
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Post# 30059189

RE:WFP cutting benefits for striking workers, USW disputes it

RE:WFP cutting benefits for striking workers, USW disputes itWhen I read this in short form;;

The plan is overseen by a board consisting of union and industry members. the union side of the board didn’t even have a say. 
Butler said,   they have asked for the letter to be rescinded,

  (It says overseen ,  Not administered by  Nor does he state how many members on the oversight board by either party.  .   He claims they have "ASKED"   Not demanded   
 
He says they’ve asked for a meeting immediately.     Again ASKED for,   Not going to CALL a Meeting. 
 
“It’s not that far from September and we want to be clear that benefits need to be in place and if Western doesn’t pay the benefits,      The Health & Welfare Plan "SHOULD"    be going after (Western) legally to have them pay.”. 
 
Union members have been on strike for over a month

  Wages and benefits are paid to full time employees who show up and WORK for WEF Not part time employees.   .Wages plus the benefits are part of the overall wage package the worker is taxed on by Revenue Canada  .   

Western is not obligated  to pay holiday pay for hours the employees do not work.   Nor are they required to pay the statuary holidays during extended mill closures to employees who are not working.   There is no reason WEF should be required to front the medical any more than other benifets.   It is all under ONE labor contract.
   
  Western employees who for the last month are on strike are not working as a result of their own decision  Not that of WEF.     The workers are causing financial harm to WEF by curtailing Western production that was not agreed to asked for by WEF.    

  Western I suggest has every right to stop providing benefits till workers report for work again.  

  If the Union had a strong position they themselves would challenge it legally.   Not hoping some one else will try.        Nice to see management standing up.  They need to cancel the DIV till it is over protecting the corporate bottom line.   Which may also send a message they are gearing up for an extended shutdown in Canadian operations. 

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