Members of United Steelworkers Local 1-424 have narrowly voted to accept a new contract from Canfor in Prince George.
With 51 per cent of those casting ballots voting in favour of the five-year deal, the Prince George workers followed in the footsteps of the pattern set last week by union members in the southern interior.
"Given the closeness of the ratification there was no doubt the members were looking for additional compensation," Local 1-424 president Frank Everitt said. "However, when the last offer was rejected so strongly, the negotiating committee knew it was going to be difficult."
With the deal between the union and Canfor now in place, Everitt said in January discussions will shift to other employers like West Fraser and Conifer, the association representing independent forestry employers.
