Veteran B.C. mediators Vince Ready and Amanda Rogers have resigned from talks between Western Forest Products and striking United Steelworkers, after concluding that the two sides currently have no chance of reaching a deal.
Brian Butler, president of Local 1-1937, said he could see it coming as Western has not moved off any of their positions for months.
Don Demens, president and chief executive officer of Western Forest Products, said in a news release that he is disappointed they were unable to reach a negotiated settlement.
Butler said he would again caution the government against getting involved, while Western Forest Products has publicly called for government intervention in the strike, which is now entering its eighth month.
