Local 506 Ratification Meeting Info

Sisters & Brothers,

As you know, the Union and the Company have reached a tentative agreement.  Ratification meetings have been scheduled in each of the provinces (schedule below). 

For those members attending noon meetings, you must advise your supervisor and the company will arrange to take you out of the workload.  Members attending noon meetings will not be compensated and lunch will not be provided.  If you have to travel to attend a meeting please advise your supervisor.  You are able to use your company vehicle.

As time is limited, please review the changes prior to attending the meeting and prepare any questions you may have.  There will be a summary presentation of the changes, time for questions and answers, and voting will take place at the end of the meeting by secret ballot.   You must attend a meeting to vote. There will be no proxy voting.

You can find the “Negotiated Language for Tentative Agreement” document on the Local 506 website at:  http://www.unifor506.ca/component/k2/item/231-unifor-acl-bargaining-report

The complete meeting schedule is as follows:

Ratification Meeting Info:

Unifor ACL Ratification Meetings 2018; All members of your Bargaining Committee will be in attendance for the 4 major centers.

February 5, 2018 in St. John’s NL
February 6, 2018 in Halifax NS
February 7, 2018 in Saint John NB
February 8, 2018 in Charlottetown PE

New Brunswick Local 506 members will be voting at the following locations:

Saint John – February 7th @ 6 pm at the Samuel de Champlain Auditorium, 67 Ragged Point Road

Moncton – February 12th @ 6 pm at the Four Points Sheraton (formerly Future Inn), 40 Lady Ada Blvd

Woodstock – February 13th @ Noon at the Bell Aliant CO on Chapel Street

Fredericton – February 13th @ 6 pm at the Fredericton Inn in the Bicentennial Room, 1315 Regent Street

Edmundston – February 14th @ Noon at the Bell Aliant CO, 32 St-Francois Street

Campbellton – February 14th @ 5 pm at the Bell Aliant CO, Andrews Street

Bathurst – February 15th @ Noon at the Bell Aliant CO, 270 King Avenue

Miramichi – February 15th @ 6 pm at the Bell Aliant CO on Mary Street

A Pen – February 16th @ Noon at the Bell Aliant CO in Tracadie, 476 Riviere a la Truite

Alternate Meetings for Moncton and Saint John (See Note Below):

Moncton – February 20th @ 10:30 am at the Days Inn in the Hopewell Room, 2515 Mountain Road.

Saint John – February 21st @ 10 am at the Holiday Inn Express, 400 Main Street

Please Note:  All Region 1 (Saint John & Charlotte Co) and Region 2 (Moncton) members are expected to attend the main meetings scheduled on Feb 7th and 12th respectively. However, for members that were scheduled to work on those dates, a second set of alternate meetings have been scheduled for Feb 20th and 21st.  Members attending the alternate meetings on Feb 20th and 21st must first get clearance from their supervisor to attend if they are scheduled to work on these dates.  As per Bell Aliant HR, if members are unable to attend the main Feb 7th and 12th meetings due to personal reasons, then they would not be granted the meeting times on the 20th and 21st if they are working. 

In solidarity,

Sandy Brideau

President, Unifor Local 506