A union dispute at the Cassiar mine in northern British Columbia has been resolved by the ratification of a 2-year agreement by the mine’s 330 union employees. The mine is owned and managed by a unit of Princeton Mining (TSE) which recently announced that union employees voted 75% in favor of accepting the new agreement.
The agreement includes a 2% wage increase on signing, another 2% increase mid-year, and a 4% increase on Jan. 1, 1992, in addition to pension and other benefits.
Princeton said a commitment to improved union-management co-operation was key to the settlement. To this aim, a joint performance committee was formed to review potential productivity efficiencies and cost-saving measures. The program is designed to allow employees to share financially with the company in any resulting improvements.
The Cassiar mine produces asbestos fibre from the underground McDame deposit. Princeton also owns a copper-gold mine near Princeton, B.C.
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