About 100 members of the United Steelworkers Local 1-1937 who work as loggers north of Campbell River are set to return to work after members voted 67% in favour of a new collective agreement on Tuesday. The agreement includes 19% and 22% wage increases over the six-year term, as well as other improvements in line with the rest of the coastal forest industry. The union members working for La-kwa sa muqw Forestry LP had been on strike for eight and a half months. The strike started on June 6 over the company allowing new non-union contractors to do work traditionally done by USW members, among other issues. “Our members did what they set out to do — protect USW work from being eroded by non-union employers,” said Brian Butler, president of USW Local 1-1937. He added that the workers also achieved the coast forest industry pattern agreement that was set between USW Local 1-1937 and Western Forest Products in January 2025.

• Additional coverage in the Campbell River Mirror, by Robin Grant: Months-long forestry strike on north Island ends after collective agreement reached