News, Developments and Information

To our Members,   On July 12,13 and 14th your 5890 local bargaining committee met with the company and went over our local non-monetary proposals. We’ve been able to proceed into the bargaining process with both the company and union working together to resolve the Tubular Layoff and Recall grievances. Final numbers on those are almost complete, those owed money will be contacted. Over the 3 days we were able to come to agreement on new language for Articles 8.03,8.05,8.08[a],9.09[ii],12.13,14.01,15.02,18.07, Appendix E, Appendix A and the Inter-Divisional Transfer LOU.  At the table for the company is John Demarco{ lead negotiator], Keith Marchtaller [Tubular], Scott Venables [Steel], Colleen Ackerman [ HR]  and Breanne Ehman[ HR]. Further dates have not been committed to at this time. Once we have further bargaining dates you will be informed.   In solidarity,                  Local 5890 Bargaining Committee

Please be advised that EVRAZ Calgary has two positions available as follows:
 Material Handler (1)
 Millwright (1)
All expenses will be the responsibility of the interested employee.

Given the current layoff status, and in accordance with Article 12.15 (Interplant Trans-fers), “opportunity will be afforded to laid-off members from Regina prior to the hiring of new employees”.

Please contact Allison Cherkewich at Allison.Cherkewich@evrazna.com or (306) 924-7428 as soon as possible if you would like to be considered for one of these positions.

Please see the attached bargaining update

Members,

This is a reminder that the June monthly membership meeting has been moved to this Monday, June 14th due to bargaining the week of June 21st.

Members,

After many cancellations due to Covid restrictions we are pleased to inform our membership we have confirmed dates with the company to begin the bargaining process. On June 21st both the Regina and Calgary bargaining committee’s will meet and June 22nd to 24th we will be exchanging proposals with the company.

We have also confirmed June 28-30 for Regina specific bargaining.

With the Provinces restrictions being eased and with the re-opening plan moving ahead, we expect these dates to remain in tact.

Recently, the company sent out a release dated May 21, 2021 dealing with COLA adjustments for bargaining unit employees at the Regina and Calgary plants. This is to advise that the release was sent out in error.

Pursuant to the Regina and Calgary Collective agreements, the COLA amount of $1.33 was rolled into the base pay effective 7-31-2020 for employees covered under the existing agreements. According to such agreements and established practice, COLA payouts were discontinued effective 7-31-20 and during subsequent negotiations of the renewal agreements.

Please disregard the release dated 5-21-21 dealing with COLA adjustments and the company apologizes for the misunderstanding.

Members,

Please see the attachment for a recent update regarding the Evraz Benefits Team.

Congratulations to Tubular Millright Ian Finn on reaching the 50 year milestone. Ian started with Ipsco on May 7, 1971.

Congratulations Ian on this accomplishment.

Solidarity Brother!

The company is going to begin contacting the individuals that are being granted the transfers to the Steel Division. Beginning with the individuals for the permanent positions to begin training.

Members,

Due to the Covid restrictions in place till at least April 26,2021 , the membership meeting scheduled for April 19,2021 at 7p.m will be cancelled.

In a follow up to an early post regarding Interdivisional Transfers, the Company is now looking for 16 permanent positions and 27 temporary production positions. As well as 2 maintenance positions. The below attachments are for those transfers and shows how to apply.

If you are making application for a transfer, please specify if you are applying for permanent, temporary or both.

COVID-19 post!! I just want to in form our membership that now that Vaccine ages are starting to hit more of the average age around the plant that there is Special Vaccination leave and that all workers are allowed to leave work for 3 consecutive hours to get this done. I sent a email to our head of HR March 23rd to ask them to send a memo out to the frontline supervisors so that they aware of this and potentially have to schedule some kind of coverage. To this date I have never seen a memo come from HR stating anything and I will also be bringing this up in our steel OH&S meeting next week. If anyone has any issue with this let someone in the Union know or call me at 675. This is law they have to let you go!
Also with notifications of Covid the company has a covid response plan that states right in there about including the OH&S committee on positive cases, however the refuse to have us involved as repeated please to be involved. Keep in mind this is their policy not the law, we have had the OH&S branch here and I have told them this and again they also seem to be puzzled why they say they will involve us but choose to not have us involved, again he can’t force them as it’s not law. I brought us that it’s our rights as workers to the Right To Know. What we get now is a email mate the next day sent to Mike day and our staff rep Patrick. My stance on it is no one wants to know the name of the person we just want some information for mental health of “oh the is a positive case in say the pipeside 24” , so maybe that give someone a bit of relief that I work in steel I don’t feel like I am touching everything the positive case touched.
Next week I will also ask them with our SHA people on site if they will try to give vaccine shots at the medical trailer for ease for people on site as we have so many people around here.
I am told that our SHA person also has been telling people on the floor that when we have a new case that they will be posted on the tv screens at the Hilton again no one has included us in this information and I am not sure if that is true but I will also be asking that in the OH&S meeting.
Stay safe and everyone needs to do their own part here, I know there is sanitizers around here but me personally I don’t rely on anyone, wipe your own area down, wipe down where you are going to eat.
I am usually not on Facebook and came back on to post this information and my messenger still works if you need to talk or ask me a question, I will probably have a look for comments over the course of the weekend but messenger or 675 or 3065363282 if you wanna shoot me a text.

Scott Trenaman

Ryan McKenzie has been re-elected as Vice President.

Members,

Yesterday afternoon members from your Executive met with the Company regarding the possibility of Interdivisional Transfers from Tubular to Steel.

The Company is going to be looking for 8 Permanent Production Employees, 1 Heavy Duty Mechanic and either an Electrical Technician or Instrument Technician. They will also be looking for 27 Temporary positions for vacation relief.

A rough start date will begin in May. Once we have an agreed to Letter with the Company we will post on this site.

Member’s,

With the Provinces recent changes to Regina regarding Covid restrictions, the decision has been made postpone proposal exchange with the company.

We had previously secured dates with the Company for April 27 & 28,2021. We will now be using those dates for the proposal exchange.

On Monday March 15th nominations were held for the 2021 Local Executive. The results are as such;

PRESIDENT- Mike Day by acclamation

VICE PRESIDENT- Ryan Mckenzie & Garett Rosko- Election to be held

RECORDING SECRETARY- Steve Olson by acclamation

TREASURER- Dana Faul by acclamation

FINANCIAL SECRETARY- Tory Sand by acclamation

STEEL CHIEF SHOP STEWARD- Brad Gibbons by acclamation

TUBULAR CHIEF SHOP STEWARD- Kyle Fisher by acclamation

O&T CHIEF SHOP STEWARD- Kim Roberts by acclamation

GUIDE- Court Klein by acclamation

TRUSTEE’S- Kurt Chernishenko, Scott Trenaman and Jim Cassano- all by acclamation

INSIDE GUARD- Terrance Renkas by acclamation

OUTSIDE GUARD- Bruce Blue by acclamation

We would like to thank everyone who volunteered their names.

THE ELECTION FOR VICE-PRESIDENT WILL BE HELD APRIL 5TH, 2021 AT THE OPERATIONS BUILDING{THE HILTON] FROM 4A.M TILL 7P.M. PLEASE COME AND VOTE

Please read the this document regarding nominations for Executive Committee members that will be nominated on March 15 2021

Sisters & Brothers

The bargaining committees from USW Local 5890 & 6673 originally had set dates to exchange non-monetary proposals with the company on May 6^th and 7^th, 2020. With the COVID-19 pandemic, that was put on hold. The new dates to exchange non-monetary proposals with the company will be March 30^th and 31^st, 2021.

Both locals have been working independently on their Local Non-Monetary proposals, and cooperatively on Non-Monetary issues that are common for both locals. These will be completed in advance of our chain meeting slated for March 29^th, 2021.

As always collective bargaining is an important process for all of our members and their families. Your bargaining committee is committed to keeping all of our members informed so watch for further communications to be provided. Your solidarity is important in everything we do. We would like to remind the membership that these bargaining updates come directly from your bargaining committees

Members,

Yesterday afternoon members from your executive committee met with the company and discussed the Tubular recalls which are attached below.

We asked the company how they did their recall and the answer from Mr. Forster was ” by plant seniority, article 12.10[m]5.

Recall from layoff will be on the basis of plant seniority
from among those people who can still perform that job
efficiently with a familiarization period. The employee with
the greatest job seniority within the line of progression
demoted or laid off due to lack of work shall have the right
to their regular job before those with less job seniority in
that line of progression. Employees recalled must return to
their original line of progression or bid job and be willing to promote to any job where they possess job seniority.

We asked, how is it #419 is recalled and #66 isn’t then? Mr. Forster’s response was ” I don’t believe those people would be able to perform the job efficiently with a familiarization period”. The Union responded with “so you recalled by Job Seniority, not giving these members their rights under the collective agreement that you signed your name to?” He added it wasn’t by job it was by plant, then reiterated “he doesn’t believe SR members will be able to perform efficiently within the familiarization period”. Our members are entitled to their rights, not what his opinion is.

This is another attack on Seniority and by this company and their upper management, who is not even giving our SR members the opportunity to perform the job’s recalled. If it wasn’t clear to everyone before, it should be now. This company has no respect for the Union, its members and the C.B.A. The group grievances were handed to the company for improper recall.

Members,

We have been informed that the company has been sending emails to our members regarding an annual policy acknowledgment. It is your locals opinion that if the company wishes to go through policies with it’s employee’s this must be done on company time. We are in discussions with legal and have sent an email to the company regarding this.

It is your decision to sign these documents or not but as stated above, we believe this should be done on company time. Not your private time where you have no chance to ask questions regarding the policies. There are also documents they are looking for signatures on that have no relevance to you our members.

If you have questions regarding this document we recommend calling Human Resources or talking to your Supervisor.