CWB GIVES OUT $1000.00 STRESS BONUS

[Incognito]

Farmers flipped out when this happened last year; however, a vessel can sit in port for 17 days for the same money and that is OK.

Think of it as 40-50 employees getting $1000.00 - everyday.

Why are salaries and bonuses scrutinized and debated and CWB performance is not?


Ask questions - demand answers.
District:

1) Henry Vos - 780-835-4632
2) James Chatenay - 403-886-4632
3) Larry Hill - 306-778-2359
4) Ken Ritter -306-463-9287
5) Allen Oberg - 780-582-2171
6) Ian McCreary - 306-567-2099
7) Kyle Korneychuk - 306-595-2094
8) Rod Flaman - 306-771-2823
9) William Nicholson - 204-759-2368
10)Bill Toews - 204-343-2002

Controlled by western Canadian farmers, the CWB is the largest wheat and barley marketer in the world. One of Canada's biggest exporters, the Winnipeg-based organization sells grain to more than 70 countries and returns all sales revenue, less marketing costs, to farmers.

[parsley]

Here's directly from the CWB webpage:

"The Bulletin
February 19, 2007

At a glance

.....
A backlog of grain ships at the west-coast ports continues to worsen as the strike by CN Rail conductors and yard workers continues. As of Feb. 19, there were nine ships waiting for or loading CWB grain at Vancouver and five at Prince Rupert. Of those, eight ships were each accruing daily demurrage penalties between $25,000 to $40,000 U.S. per day, which are ultimately borne by western Canadian farmers. Three more vessels are due to arrive this week for CWB grain. Delays are also harmful to customer relations with international buyers of Prairie grain. The CWB, along with other grain shippers, continues to urge a speedy resolution to the labour disruption by whatever means available. "


I was told that the CWB re-vamped their accounting so it did not reflect the total amount of demmurage paid out from the pooling accounts last year.

Anybody know the '06 amount to tell the Directors?

Parsley

[wilagro]

So now you turkeys are blaming the CWB for demurrage caused by CNR employees being on strike.

What a crock.

Probably blame the CWB for your varicose veins and hemorrhoids too.

[Fransisco]

I was once told that the board negotiates a different time line for loading ships into the price of their grain so demurage charges don't hit the books quite as often. Apparently because of this ships loading board grains have twice the amount of time that non board grains do before the charges kick in.

Its a nice answer to the question of where do our premiums go. One place is idling ships.

[Incognito]

you wouldnt have roids

the CWB never gets out of there long enough to let any air in...

and you seem to enjoy it

[wilagro]

incognito: Careful, you are almost becoming 'not very nice' with those inflammatory remarks. We don't want a flame war now...do we?

[Fransisco]

Wow, flaming hemorroides, I can't wait to see this!

[wilagro]

Fransisco: No, I think we will sit on that idea for now.

[GrainBeetle]

FranCisco, Incognito, et.al.

I heard about a farmer in south central Manitoba's Red River Valley that had (has?) horrific hemorrhoid problems with all his swine. It is alleged he spends more time in the barn than he needs to.

Apparently he claims the playing of ABBA albums in the barns is conducive to positive "weight gains". hmmmmm?