AD Group: No news to report at this time.

AS Group: Received responses to requests for participation on the next Bargaining Team. A meeting will be scheduled to pick a chairperson.

CS Group: The Bargaining Committee met on January 28, 2005. Demands are being prepared.

OP Group: A tentative collective agreement was reached on February 8, 2005. The ratification process is underway and the ballots will be counted on March 14. If the agreement is ratified, NRC will then proceed with its own approval process, through Treasury Board and the Governor-in-Council. Once this is completed, a new agreement will be signed. NRC will have 90 days from that signing date to implement the terms of the agreement.

PG Group: The Bargaining Committee is meeting on March 16, 2005 to review and finalize demands.

TO Group: The Bargaining Committee met on February 23, 2005. It will meet again on March 9 to review and finalize demands.