Deal affects about 2,300 employees: IAM
Airport security screeners at Toronto’s Pearson and Billy Bishop Airports ratified a new collective agreement on Sept. 26.
The 2,300 screeners — members of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), Local 2921, employed by Garda Canada — agreed to a new three-year agreement, said the union.
The contract provides wage increases consisting of a $2,000 lump-sum payment for full-time employees and a $1,000 lump-sum payment for part-time employees plus a 2.25 per cent wage increase upon ratification. Workers will also receive a wage increase of 2.25 per cent effective April 1, 2019 and a 2.5-per-cent wage increase effective April 1, 2020, said IAM.
Other agreement highlights include, effective April 1, 2020, an additional $0.05-per-hour pension contribution to be paid by the employer, improved contract language regarding break times and improved language regarding payroll errors, said the union.
