Executive Council
October 22, 2010
Premier Calls Vale and Union Together for
Last Effort at Strike Settlement
The Honourable Danny Williams, Premier of
Newfoundland and Labrador, today called upon
Vale Newfoundland and Labrador Limited and
the United Steelworkers Local 9508 to make one final effort to resolve
outstanding issues in the ongoing strike. The hope is to achieve
bargained resolution prior to the commencement of an Industrial Inquiry.
Premier Williams called the two sides to
convene a meeting at the Confederation Building. The meeting will take
place at 5:00 p.m. today (Friday, October 22), at the Collective
Bargaining Boardroom, East Block. Premier Williams will meet briefly
with both sides along with government-appointed independent mediator
Bill Wells; and will then leave the groups to the collective bargaining
process.
If there is no resolution, the Industrial
Inquiry will commence immediately. On October 19, 2010, the Honourable
Susan Sullivan,
Minister of Human Resources,
Labour and Employment and Minister Responsible for the Labour Relations
Agency, announced the appointment of
John F. Roil, Q.C., as
Inquiry Chairperson, and Randell Earle, Q.C., and Brian R. Gatien as
Inquiry Members, effective the end of business day Friday, October 22,
should the parties not reach an agreement.
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