November 28th, 2011

Sisters and Brothers,

On November 17th, Dennis Couvrette relinquished his duties as President of Local 599. He has since severed all ties with Xstrata after 27 years of service.

His commitment, perseverance and dedication to this Local and the CAW will be greatly missed. On behalf of the Bargaining and Executive Committees, we wish Dennis all the best in the future.

Elections for the President and Executive Board positions will be held in May.

As the new winter season is upon us, the Kap Cold Testing Center is quickly ramping up to full production, while Timmins Nissan is very busy with their successful transition to the new product.

With today’s fast pace of society, it is very easy to cut corners in your busy schedules be it at home or at work. Please take the extra time needed to insure that SAFETY is always your number one priority.

In solidarity,
Paul Fillion (Local 599)