There is no word whether unionized mechanical workers at Finning will go on strike.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers were in a position to strike at Finning's operations in B.C. and The Yukon at 2 p.m. on Monday, including at its Prince George centre.
At 2:30, there was no sign of any job action at Finning Prince George operation in the BCR industrial site.
The Finning office in Prince George referred questions to its Edmonton headquarters.
"Our message is we are continuing to negotiate, and are hopeful it will come to a satisfactory conclusion," Finning spokesman Jeff Howard said Monday.
Howard said the the union had not given any indication whether they would pull the trigger on their strike action.
Union officials could not be reached for comment on Monday.
Finning is the world's largest Caterpillar equipment dealer, supplying equipment and services to the forestry and mining sector in northern B.C.
The union represents about 100 workers at the Prince George branch, which has been beefed up recently to handle additional work in the mining sector. Finning also has operations in Terrace and Houston in northern B.C.
Finning said it has established a contingency plan to minimize the impact of a strike on its customers. Equipment and parts sales will continue to be available to customers. Shop and field services will be restricted if there is labour action.
Finning's Canadian operations in Alberta and the Northwest Territories operate under a separate collective agreement and would be unaffected by the potential labour action.
The current two-year collective agreement for the B.C. and Yukon union employees expired on April 14, 2011.
The union cited wages, benefits, contract duration, employee pension and contract language as the key issues.
According to the union, the previous two-year contract saw no wage increases.
