Three-year deal signed over weekend
A strike has been averted at Vancouver International after a new agreement has been reached between the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and Swissport Canada.
‘We came to an agreement with the employer late Saturday evening with the exception of the baggage service operations wages which will proceed to binding arbitration,” said Todd Haverstock, IAM transportation district lodge 140 general chairperson.
The three-year agreement provides: wage parity for Swissport ramp employees, an enhanced wage scale for aircraft groomers, an enhanced lump-sum payment for Servisair ramp employees, enhanced longevity pay and improved sick time credits for Swissport employees, according to the union.
The 855 members of IAM local lodge 16 provide ramp and grooming services as well as operate and maintain the entire baggage belt systems at Vancouver International.
