Category Archives: Local 14 – Richardson Pioneer

The newly-printed Local 14 (Richardson) collective agreements are now in the hands of GSU members

The new collective agreement booklets have been printed and they were sent to GSU Local 14 members by bulk mail last week. If you have not received your agreement booklet – or if more booklets are needed at your workplace … Continue reading

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Local 14 (Richardson) collective agreements are on their way to members

The new Local 14 agreements have been mailed in bulk to members at their workplaces. Watch for yours by early next week. Your collective agreement included information on working conditions such as hours of work and overtime pay, leave of … Continue reading

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Local 14 (Richardson)’s new agreement is our first collective agreement to have gender-neutral pronouns

  We are working to remove “he” and “she” from our collective agreements and other union documents and replacing them with gender-neutral pronouns, such as “they.” Delegates to GSU’s biennial convention passed a motion to make this change to ensure … Continue reading

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LOCAL 14 (Richardson) VOTE: Ballots counted, majority of 56 percent voted to accept company’s “best offer”

GSU Local 14’s bargaining proposals are available here. GSU staff representative Mason Van Luven will be providing GSU bargaining updates to members of Local 14 as bargaining proceeds. Our Tuesday Members’ Memo database is our contact information source, so members … Continue reading

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Car loading continues to cause problems for terminal elevator employees

Being constantly expected by your employer to adapt and adjust schedules at the last moment is all too common for GSU members working for Viterra and Richardson. Fortunately, there are tools that can help push back against unreasonable expectations, create … Continue reading

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Local 14 (Richardson), Local 15 (Nutrien) board members meet, receive Local updates, elect officers

GSU Local 14 (Richardson Pioneer) and Local 15 (Nutrien) delegates met separately via Zoom on Feb. 3 to elect the Locals’ representatives to GSU’s Joint Executive Council (board of directors). Reports on Local issues were also given. In addition, Local 14 … Continue reading

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Summary of GSU Local 14 and Richardson bargaining settlement

The major highlights of the settlement approved by a majority of GSU Local 14 members are summarized below: The new collective agreement is for a term of three (3) years commencing Jan. 1, 2019 and expiring Dec. 31, 2021. The new agreement … Continue reading

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Majority of Local 14 (Richardson) members approve settlement

Ten membership meetings were conducted between November 28 and December 3 to give GSU Local 14 members an opportunity to vote on the terms of a tentative agreement renewal bargaining settlement with Richardson International. The ballots have been counted and … Continue reading

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Do you work for Viterra operations and maintenance, Viterra head office, or Richardson? Help us prepare for Autumn 2018 bargaining by completing this survey

GSU collective agreements covering members in Local 1 (Viterra Operations and Maintenance, Local 2 (Viterra Head Office, and Local 14 (Richardson) are coming open for agreement renewal bargaining this autumn. Members in these locals are asked to help prepare by … Continue reading

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