FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
USW 2859 Rejects B&W Canada's Three-Year Deal
CAMBRIDGE, ON: September 12, 2005 The United Steelworkers, Local 2859, voted on September 11 against accepting a three-year deal offered by Babcock & Wilcox Canada. The union represents approximately 340 employees in the Cambridge shop and is now in a legal strike position.
The previous collective agreement expired 12:01 a.m., August 31, 2005.
The negotiations have already spanned a three-month period.
"These negotiations are an important challenge for our Cambridge location. Once a collective agreement is established, our employees can continue their focus on executing our current projects and meeting our schedule commitments," said Rich Reimels, President of Babcock & Wilcox Canada. "I have confidence that the negotiating teams and membership will negotiate a mutually beneficial agreement as soon as possible."
Babcock & Wilcox Canada serves the North American electric utility and industrial markets and the global nuclear utility market. Based in Cambridge, Ontario, it is a division of The Babcock & Wilcox Company in Barberton, Ohio, which is an operating unit of McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE:MDR). The Babcock & Wilcox Company is located on the Internet at www.babcock.com/bwc.
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Media Contacts:
Yvette Amor, M.E.S.
Manager, Public Relations & Communications
Babcock & Wilcox Canada
Cambridge, Ontario
N1R 5V3
Telephone 519.621.2120, extension 2416
yamor@babcock.com
www.babcock.com/bwc
