What a year it has been to date. Let me recap… First, we had to bargain with our employer past the deadline again in order to achieve an agreement that was fair and good enough for our members. Second, the employer disclosed to us that unfortunately nobody would be eligible for the employee performance incentive, as per our collective agreement, because we did not reach all the targets. Let’s look at this in a broader perspective. The company was happy when the Smelter broke the production record in last half of 2012. The company was happy when NRS exceeded production and made lots of money. The company was happy as the Mill also exceeded expectation. The company was also concerned on the progress at Fraser Mine, but happy by year end as things were turning around.

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