USW workers secure agreement at Forterra; 17 employees at Comox Valley Toyota join IAM
Jazz Aviation schedulers ratify new contract
HALIFAX — Jazz Aviation crew schedulers, represented by Unifor, Local 2002, voted 100 per cent to ratify a four-year memorandum of settlement (MOS) in Halifax on March 3 and it included a voter turnout of 85 per cent.
“This agreement provides a sigh of relief to our members working in the airline industry,” says Jerry Dias, Unifor national president.
The MOS will be incorporated into the current collective agreement, says the union. The term of the new agreement is effective from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2025.
Unifor 2002 members assign flying schedules for both pilot and flight attendants’ crews for Jazz Aviation flights.
USW workers secure agreement at Forterra
SAINT-EUSTACHE, Que. – United Steelworkers (USW) members at the Forterra water pipe manufacturing plant in Saint-Eustache, Que. ratified a collective agreement on March 2, negotiated in challenging circumstances.
The new contract provides for wage increases of three per cent in the first year, and 2.75 per cent and 2.5 per cent in the second and third years, respectively, says the union.
“The company is not at its strongest right now and we’re very pleased with the increases given the circumstances,” says Patrick Rousseau, president of USW, Local 6425.
In addition to general wage increases, the contract includes additional wage adjustments and improvements to the group RRSP and shift premiums, says USW.
“There has been a modernization of the pay scale and classifications have been merged, resulting in an additional wage increase for a portion of the workers,” says Benoît Locas, USW north/northwest region coordinator.
Dominion arena workers sign new contract
DOMINION, N.S. — Workers at the Dominion District Recreation Complex in Dominion, N.S., members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 850, reached a new collective agreement with their employer on March 8.
The new contract between the arena workers and the municipality was signed on March 5, says CUPE.
The five-year agreement covers the term of Oct. 1, 2019, to Sept. 30, 2024, and includes increases to sick time and bereavement leave, as well as improved health and safety language, says the union.
17 employees at Comox Valley Toyota join IAM
COMOX, B.C. – Seventeen workers at Comox Valley Toyota in Comox, B.C. voted overwhelmingly to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) on March 2.
“When the labour movement and the public are calling for more sick days, this owner decided he would strip them away,” says John Humphrey, IAM business representative.
The decision was also certified by the British Columbia Labour Board.
The employees consist of technicians, parts, service advisors, warranty clerks, detail and wash attendants.
The union will conduct meetings and commence preparations for bargaining a first contract immediately and they will join IAM, Local 456, says the union.
