Significant wage, benefits gains made: CLAC
An overwhelming majority — 98 per cent — of employees of Lomak Bulk Carriers in Prince George, B.C. ratified a new five-year collective agreement on Sept. 12 providing them with significant gains in wages and benefits.
The new contract provides employees with a 10 per cent total increase in wages over the life of the agreement, with a $500 bonus for all employees in the second year. Employees’ RSP contributions will be moved to CLAC’s plan, with the introduction of a one percent matching pension contribution, says the union.
In addition to monetary gains, employees will see significant improvements to their benefits, with an increase to employer-paid benefits coverage. Each employee will also receive a new $300 per year healthcare spending account, with incremental increases over the life of the agreement, says CLAC.
Other gains include the introduction of a tool allowance for shop employees, an increase to the work-wear allowance, improvements to vacation scheduling language and dispatch scheduling procedures and additional coverage for medical examinations, says the union.
