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… Forestry workers to rally for softwood agreement June 16, 2017 Share Main Image Image … to encourage the federal government to reach a negotiated softwood deal with the U.S. before any more jobs are lost. … important, but the most important outcome is a negotiated softwood lumber agreement with the U.S. that benefits …

… Forestry workers welcome softwood aid package May 31, 2017 Share Main Image Image … Thursday, June 1, 2017 Ottawa—The relief package for the softwood lumber industry is welcomed by forestry workers as … to cushioning the blow dealt by new U.S. duties on Canadian softwood exports. “Today the federal government has shown …

… Forestry rallies demand new softwood agreement June 19, 2017 Share Main Image Image June … cities across three provinces to demand a new Canada-U.S. softwood lumber agreement that protects good jobs. "Tens of … the future of dozens of communities depend on fair trade in softwood lumber,” said Scott Doherty, Executive Assistant to …

… Forestry rallies demand new softwood agreement June 18, 2017 Share Main Image Image … cities across three provinces to demand a new Canada-U.S. softwood lumber agreement that protects good jobs. "Tens of … the future of dozens of communities depend on fair trade in softwood lumber,” said Scott Doherty, Executive Assistant to …

… Unifor Statement – Softwood Lumber Duties August 15, 2024 Share Main Image … with the United States’ continued attack on Canada’s softwood lumber industry. Earlier this week, the U.S. … in February 2024.  The U.S. falsely states that Canada’s softwood lumber harvested on public land constitutes unfair …

… Any level of softwood lumber duties is unfair trade November 2, 2017 … 2, 2017 TORONTO—Amendments to the U.S.-imposed duties on softwood lumber exports doesn’t change the crisis facing … Unifor. “Nothing changes today. The tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber are outrageous,” said Jerry Dias, Unifor …

… Forestry workers to meet MPs for softwood lumber lobby March 14, 2017 Share Main Image Image … government can save good Canadian jobs during Canada-U.S. Softwood Lumber Agreement negotiations. “The stakes couldn’t … trade agreements from a position of fear and get a softwood deal that benefits Canadian forestry communities.” …

… Unifor welcomes partial Atlantic exclusion from softwood duties June 25, 2017 Share Main Image Image Ottawa … all along: there is no legal basis for duties on Canadian softwood lumber exports,” said Scott Doherty, Executive … investigation for anti-dumping or countervailing duties on softwood lumber exports. Unifor asserts that any duties on …

… Anti-dumping duties push softwood lumber industry closer to crisis June 26, 2017 … Ottawa -The re-introduction of a second tariff on Canadian softwood lumber exports pushes the industry closer to … a long-term solution. “Our forestry industry needs a new softwood agreement that defends good jobs and strengthens …

… Softwood tariffs are a ticking time bomb April 24, 2017 … Ian Boyko at ian.boyko@unifor.org or 778-903-6549 (cell). … Softwood tariffs are a ticking time bomb …

… U.S. tariff on softwood exports could cost upwards of 25,000 jobs in Canada … Release Toronto—The re-introduction of duties on Canadian softwood exports will endanger upwards of 25,000 good jobs … The decision to impose countervailing duties on Canada’s softwood lumber of roughly 20 per cent, expected today but …

… National President Lana Payne’s remarks on softwood lumber trade dispute to the House of Commons … “Recent Developments Concerning the Canada–United States Softwood Lumber Trade Dispute” Good morning, members of the … Prairies. I’d like to remind the Committee that, while the softwood lumber dispute poses a clear and present danger, …

… This is true for the forestry sector, where the ongoing softwood lumber dispute has already led to lay-offs and … providing needed support for vulnerable workers. The softwood lumber worker support package, including the … ESDC extend the Work-Share Program indefinitely, until the softwood lumber crisis is finally resolved. As you know, in …

… is signed today, the ongoing tariffs imposed on Canadian softwood, steel and aluminum and the threat of the closure … its strenuous objection to tariffs imposed on Canadian softwood, steel and aluminum. “The U.S. needs our softwood, steel and aluminum so the only thing these tariffs …

… before the COVID-19 crisis struck, including the ongoing softwood lumber dispute, sagging pulp prices, and damage … before the COVID-19 crisis struck, including the ongoing softwood lumber dispute, sagging pulp prices, and damage …

… auto sector and the unfair imposition of duties on Canadian softwood lumber exports to the U.S. “We had a frank … discussion but were unable to find common ground on the softwood lumber issue,” said Dias. “Given the wide … auto sector and the unfair imposition of duties on Canadian softwood lumber exports to the U.S. “We had a frank …