VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 23, 2024 /CNW/ - Leaders from Unifor, the United Steelworkers (USW), and the Public and Private Workers of Canada (PPWC) met last week with representatives from Iskum Investments (Iskum) to discuss deeper collaboration to bring about changes to an unpredictable forestry industry that could create sustainable and stable forestry jobs and help strengthen forestry communities.

The groups met last week following the labour coalition's time at the Union of B.C. Municipalities (UMCM) annual meeting.

"Good jobs build strong communities," said Unifor Western Regional Director Gavin McGarrigle. "First Nations and labour are aligned on this core value."

The forestry industry has suffered setbacks with mill closures across the province. "So many communities are negatively impacted by a struggling forestry sector," said Scott Lunny, USW District 3 Director. "We strongly support greater First Nations investment in all phases of the forest sector, with the goal of keeping the economic benefits and jobs generated from our forests in our communities."

Unifor, USW, and PPWC have united in an unprecedented coalition to pressure all levels of government to take action to resolve the policy gaps that are causing the industry to shed unionized jobs.

SOURCE Unifor

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