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Subject: TWL: Trent-Severn labor negotiations
From: Georgs Kolesnikovs (georgs@XXX.XXX)
Date: Thu May 02 2002 - 10:52:58 EDT
All hands planning to transit the Trent-Severn Waterway this summer--
Parks Canada, operator of the Trent-Severn, and its employees, represented
by Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), are having a tough time
negotiating a new contract. Both parties have requested the government name
a conciliation board. The board will meet May 21 to May 24. Then it will
file a report in an unspecified time frame. Within seven days of the union
receiving the report, PSAC members will be in a legal position to take
strike action, if they are not happy with the report recommendations.
Thus, today, it would seem the earliest a strike might close the
Trent-Severn is early June.
If you're planning to cruise the Trent-Severn this summer, you would be
well-advised to sign up for regular email updates from PSAC on the
negotiations. To subscribe, go
http://www.psac.com/CB/Bargaining_2000/email_news/parks_index-e.htm
The union website is
http://www.psac.com/CB/Bargaining_2000/Parks_Agency/index-e.htm
The Parks Canada Trent-Severn site is
http://parkscanada.pch.gc.ca/parks/ontario/trent-sev-waterway/trent-sev-waterway
_e.htm
The foregoing dispute is with the federal government. It also affects the
Rideau Canal and other federal waterways operated by the parks agency.
In the provincial realm, employees are currently on strike, affecting the
provincial parks adjacent or near the Trent-Severn. This would mainly
affect those planning to camp. For an update on provincial parks, go
--Georgs
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Georgs Kolesnikovs
Trawler World Online <http://www.trawlerworld.com>
West Marine Trawler Fest & Expo in 2002--
Florida March 13-16 Melbourne, Florida
Puget Sound June 5-8 Poulsbo, Washington
Great Lakes August 22-24 Grand Haven, Michigan
Chesapeake September 25-28 Solomons, Maryland
West Marine Passagemaker Symposium in 2002--
East coast Time and place to be announced
Telephone: 905-837-0102 E-mail: mailto:georgs@XXX.XXX
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