Improved sick-days package among new components: Union
Workers at International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Local Lodge 32 have ratified a multi-year agreement with CAE in Moose Jaw, Sask., and Cold Lake, Ala.
The multi-year deal — ratified by a margin of 68 per cent — provides wage increases totaling 13 per cent over the life of the agreement including pay retroactive to last year, said the union.
Other agreement highlights include:
- Per diems paid for deployments instead of out-of-pocket expenses.
- An $850 deployment bonus.
- Members will now receive five sick days per year and unused days will be paid out.
- Conversion of previous earned sick days at a five to one ratio that will be paid out.
- Guaranteed company paid-time for the shop committee chairman.
- Transfer to short term disability after two days instead of three that pays 90 per cent for up to 60 days then drops down to 70 per cent for the remaining 14 weeks
The 138 employees consist of aircraft mechanics who maintain, repair and overhaul the CT-155 BAE Hawk and the CT-156 Beechcraft Harvard military trainers utilized in the NATO flight training program based in Moose Jaw and 4 Wing RCAF based in Cold Lake, according to IAM.
CAE provides basic, advanced and lead-in fighter training as part of the comprehensive military pilot training program.
