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Mediation begins in Kootenay Savings dispute

It’s back to the bargaining table today for Kootenay Savings and its unionized employees.

Mediator Dave Schuab will try to help the two sides reach a new collective agreement when they meet in Trail.

The union has voted more than 96 per cent in favour of a strike.

The key sticking points are pension protection language and a two-year wage freeze.

The affected branches include Castlegar, Trail, Fruitvale, Salmo, South Slocan, and Kaslo.

Greg Nesteroff
Greg Nesteroff
Greg has been working in West Kootenay news media off and on since 1998. When he's not on the air, he's busy writing about local history. He has recently published a book about the man who founded the ghost town of Sandon.

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