CBC radio Happy Valley Goose Bay is on the job. Two reporters from that bureau were on the regional ‘on the go’ show this afternoon. One interviewing the President of the union local on strike, the other giving a news brief.
Latest is that the blockade of the VBNC site is still in effect. The president said that the strikers have not been notified in any shape or form of any court injunction ordering them to cease and desist. So until they do the blockade is in effect.
The mv Arctic is still sitting about 6 K from the dock, another vessel is due in today the mv Osula. The third vessel on the way, according to the VBNC shipping schedule, is the mv Danbue. I can’t find anything that fits that description. Could be a typo on the site, it could be the mv Federal Danube, a six hold bulk freighter, or the mv Danube Princess, a 54 cabin river cruiser, maybe the board of Inco are coming in to take a geek.
CBC reported a VBNC spokesperson as saying that the company had not made a decision as to if it will load the stockpile of concentrate at the site. Yeah right, and it don’t rain in California in the summer time. I’m told there is about a shipment and a half of nickel and two shipments of copper concentrate in stock.
Also reported was that the talks between the company and union are not going that well from the union perspective. If the concentrate is allowed to be taken out it will just prolong the strike and further hurt over 100 odd strikers, as well as others who will be caught up in the stand off.
Time for the local politicians to step up to the plate and show who/what they are.
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