Courtenay, BC — United Steelworkers (USW, Local 1-1937) and Mosaic Forest Management have reached agreements-in-principle that will bring increased collaboration, flexibility and certainty for workers and Mosaic across its South Island and Northwest Bay operations. The agreements-in-principle are subject to finalizing definitive agreements, USW member ratification and corporate approvals, and will deliver:  improved job opportunities and long-term security for USW members; better operational flexibility relating to the movement of contractors, equipment and logs across Mosaic’s South Island operations; unionization of Mosaic’s two shipping facilities at Island Terminals (Duke Point) and South Island Logistics Facility (Crofton); and certainty for USW members and Mosaic through a renewed collective agreement at Northwest Bay Operation which will run from 2020 to 2025. …“These agreements-in-principle will allow our operations to be configured optimally, while providing greater employment certainty for union members,” said Jeff Zweig, President & CEO of Mosaic.