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PROUDLY SERVING KIMBERLEY AND AREA SINCE 1932 | Vol. 84, Issue 130 | www.kimberleybulletin.com
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Employees turn down final City offer C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
The City of Kimberley is headed for a lockout, as Thursday members of Steelworkers Local 1-405 rejected a final offer from the City. Under the Labour Code, the City of Kimberley had one opportunity to appeal directly to members and present them with the final offer. The Steelworkers’ bargaining committee has been urging members to reject the offer. And that they did with a count of 65 out of 70 voting no to the offer. In response the City issued a 72 hour lockout notice, which will go into effect Sunday, August 29 at 5 p.m. “There had been some hope of reaching an agreement through mediation,” says Chief Administrative Officer Scott Sommerville. “However, on the final day the union committee chair did not bother to attend the mediation and the union added conditions to the previous day’s agreement on a four-year term. This along with the rejection of a number of the City’s proposals then led the City’s bargaining committee to present a best and final offer, which was also rejected. With talks breaking down again, the City then chose to
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present the offer directly to our employees as a last hope of avoiding a work stoppage.” Jeff Bromley, of the Steelworkers Bargaining Committee says that the vote reinforces what the committee has been doing. “The agreement was full of errors, mistakes... it was confusing, and the membership wasn’t prepared to accept it.” Bromley says while he is gratified by the vote, members now face the issue of a lockout. However, the committee is prepared to go back to the table at any time, he said. “As soon as the votes were counted I walked over to the HR manager and said we are ready to go back to the table at any time. But a couple of minutes later, I had the lockout notice in my email.” “The City remains committed to the process of negotiating a new collective agreement that is fair and reasonable to employees and taxpayers and that allows the City to efficiently deliver services,” Sommerville said. “The City’s bargaining team remains available for negotiations.
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A blistered foot and a medal are the rewards for running the 54K Black Spur Ultra in Kimberley last weekend.
Black Spur Ultra a winner
Another successful run for the ultra marathon C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
“Thanks for a great race. My first 50k and it was TOUGH! But amazing. Great venue, great sponsors, and the trail is absolutely outstanding. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!” wrote competitor Janelle Jespersen-Schultz of the Black Spur Ultra run in Kimberley this past weekend. The Ultra features races of 54 and 108 kilometres, and the times turned in by the winners are absolutely amazing. See LOCKOUT, p. 5 See BLACK SPUR, page 5
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