Collective Bargaining Units

Enbridge has three unions and nine different bargaining units in Canada and the United States. About 1,145 employees, or 30% of our workforce, belong to unions and joint industrial councils (JICs). In 2003 and early 2004, we negotiated and ratified five agreements with these labour organizations.

We believe that healthy and productive labour relations contribute to our company's long-term success, and have designed our labour relations strategies to maintain and foster a cooperative approach between the company and the various bargaining units.

All unions and JICs, for example, participate in success sharing and incentive compensation programs based on the achievement of the company's strategic goals.

We also provide ongoing labour relations training and education for managers and supervisors of unionized and represented employees to assist them in better understanding Enbridge's labour relations philosophy and changes in collective agreements. In 2003, about 150 managers and supervisors in Canada and United States received a full day of labour relations training.

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