Tentative contracts have failed to pass ratification votes at seven northern B.C. sawmills.
In a bulletin posted Monday on its website, United Steelworkers Local 1-2017 said four of the 13 whose employers are represented by the Council on Northern Interior Forest Employment Relations rejected a proposal reached February 13.
As well, workers at two Canfor independent sawmills - Polar and Plateau - turned down proposals while those at Canfor's Chetwynd sawmill accepted the memorandum of agreement.
Union representatives will meet with members at operations where ratification failed "so that the members can voice their concerns and we have a clear understanding of the issues before going back to bargaining with the employer," the local said in the posting.
As well, a settlement at Tolko Lakeview in Williams Lake remains outstanding. The local said it met with members on March 23 and 24 to get their reasons for rejection and will resume bargaining on April 10.
