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		<title>Free Parent&#8217;s Support Group</title>
		<link>http://ceplocal10b.com/blog/general-information/free-parents-support-group</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[General Information]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A group supporting parents and family members of children or adult children who are addicted or abusing drugs and alcohol, meets each Wednesday evening.  It is facilitated by Cogi Smith, a registered social worker, who has worked as a counselor and therapist in the Kamloops community for the past 24 years. There are many families [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forestry Officer Report &#8211; February 2012</title>
		<link>http://ceplocal10b.com/blog/forestry/forestry-officer-report-february-2012</link>
		<comments>http://ceplocal10b.com/blog/forestry/forestry-officer-report-february-2012#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JFM</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Forestry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last March I attended the Kamloops Community meeting put on by the BCGEU. They travelled the province from January through the summer canvassing communities, workers, industry and government trying to brainstorm ideas to save BC’s Forest industry and Ministry of Forest jobs.  The campaign was named `BC Forests, Our Future’. More information can be found [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OH&amp;S Level 2 (Advanced) Training</title>
		<link>http://ceplocal10b.com/blog/safety/ohs-level-2-advanced-training</link>
		<comments>http://ceplocal10b.com/blog/safety/ohs-level-2-advanced-training#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JFM</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In January I had the opportunity to participate in Occupational Health and Safety Part 2 (Advanced) BC FED course put at the CLC Winter School. Included additionally were classes in Prevention of Violence in the Workplace and Understanding and Preventing Stress. It is my intent to give a brief (or not) review of each course. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Job Rotations &amp; Training</title>
		<link>http://ceplocal10b.com/blog/presidents-message/job-rotations-training</link>
		<comments>http://ceplocal10b.com/blog/presidents-message/job-rotations-training#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Murray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brothers &#38; sisters, It has come to our attention that the Machine Room rotation is placing individuals into jobs that they are not fully trained to do. At steering committee it was agreed that to participate in job rotation you must be fully trained and kept current on any and all jobs that you are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kamloops Dodge Settlement!</title>
		<link>http://ceplocal10b.com/blog/sub-locals/kamloops-doge-settlement</link>
		<comments>http://ceplocal10b.com/blog/sub-locals/kamloops-doge-settlement#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 22:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sub Locals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kamloops Dodge]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The CEP and Kamloops Dodge have reached agreement on a first contract. The agreement is for 3 years and includes wage increases of 2.5% per year. Negotiations have been ongoing for over a year and have gone to mediation twice. Local 10B now represents 3 auto dealerships in town with Kamloops Dodge joining Smith Chevrolet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kamloops Dodge Negotiation Update</title>
		<link>http://ceplocal10b.com/blog/sub-locals/kamloops-dodge-negotiation-update</link>
		<comments>http://ceplocal10b.com/blog/sub-locals/kamloops-dodge-negotiation-update#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 01:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kamloops Dodge]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The employer has been served with 72 hour strike notice. This allows the members to exercise their right to strike. We are still hoping for a settlement in the final hours but, management is still not recognizing the resolve of the membership. Some wage offers have been improved, but only because of the announced raise [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forestry Officer Report &#8211; April 2011</title>
		<link>http://ceplocal10b.com/blog/forestry/forestry-officer-report-april-2011</link>
		<comments>http://ceplocal10b.com/blog/forestry/forestry-officer-report-april-2011#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 01:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JFM</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Forestry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forest industry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have had several e-mails from BCGEU president Darryl Walker regarding the BC Forests-Our Future Campaign. Megan Scott, staff rep for the BCGEU, continues to work on putting together summaries from each of the dialogues and the ideas and comments gathered in all four dialogues to create a coherent report/ policy document which can be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forestry Officer Report for March 2011</title>
		<link>http://ceplocal10b.com/blog/forestry/forestry-officer-report-for-march-2011</link>
		<comments>http://ceplocal10b.com/blog/forestry/forestry-officer-report-for-march-2011#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 01:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JFM</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Forestry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BC Forest Industry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Deregulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Downsizing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Job Loss]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ICEM reports the success of the Spanish trade unions averting a second 24 hour strike with reaching of agreement on March 2, 2011. Along with retro wage increase the unions succeeded in keeping sweeping flexibility changes out of the national agreement. The BC Forest Industry has seen hundreds of facilities and thousands of jobs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kamloops Dodge Contract Update</title>
		<link>http://ceplocal10b.com/blog/sub-locals/kamloops-dodge-contract-update</link>
		<comments>http://ceplocal10b.com/blog/sub-locals/kamloops-dodge-contract-update#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sub Locals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEP]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ceplocal10b.com/blog/?p=109</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Contract talks with Kamloops Dodge have broken down. The members have voted 100% in favour of strike action. We have applied for mediation and will be meeting with the mediator on the 24th &#38; 25th of Feb. We have been in negotiations for over 10 months now and have reached an impasse. Our members are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forest Products Sector Council Survey</title>
		<link>http://ceplocal10b.com/blog/general-information/forest-products-sector-council-survey</link>
		<comments>http://ceplocal10b.com/blog/general-information/forest-products-sector-council-survey#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 05:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Information]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Forest Products Sector Council is conducting a major study on the current and future labour market needs of the Canadian forest products sector to ensure we have the skilled workers we need to meet our future demand and growth. You can help by completing the online survey  &#62;&#62;&#62; Here! Thanks &#8230;&#8230;.JFM&#169;2012 The CEP Local [...]]]></description>
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