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Satin Flooring
42-day lockout
ends with deal
NORTH YORK, Ont. — After
a 42-day lockout lasting over the
holidays, about 120 workers at
Satin Flooring in North York,
Ont., voted on Jan. 19, by a mar-
gin of 79 per cent, to ratify a new
three-year collective agreement.
"This was a prolonged labour
dispute at a company facing se-
rious financial difficulties. Our
members decided it is time to
move forward and start healing,"
said Fernanda Santos, president
of Teamsters, Local 847. "We
achieved the best possible deal,
given that the company's sur-
vival is at stake."
Satin Flooring filed for credi-
tor protection in 2018, said
Teamsters
Workers had been locked out
since Dec. 7, said the union.
Workers at
the Beer Store
contact centre
join UFCW
LONDON, Ont. — Workers
at the Beer Store contact centre
in London, Ont., are the new-
est members of United Food and
Commercial Workers union
(UFCW) Canada, Local 12R24
after voting on Jan. 18 to join the
union.
The contact centre is the
principal point of contact for all
customer service and business
inquiries for the Beer Store's
retail and logistics operations
throughout Ontario, said the
union.
The 36 employees working at
the centre provide troubleshoot-
ing, customer service, order
intake and logistics services to
breweries, licensees and retail
stores in Ontario. They joined
the union to address concerns
regarding turnover, favouritism,
and respect and dignity in the
workplace, according to UFCW.
"Working at the contact cen-
tre is extremely difficult and de-
manding, and we are committed
to ensuring that members have
a safe and respectful workplace
that compensates them fairly,"
said John Nock, president of
UFCW Canada Local 12R24.
G4S pays
thousands
for violating
agreement
VANCOUVER — G4S Secure
Solutions (Canada) agreed on Jan.
18 to pay $290,000 to members
of the International Association
of Machinists and Aerospace
Workers (IAM), Local 16 for not
providing and contributing to-
ward the cost of their B.C. Health
and Wellness Plan Premiums
(BCMSP) as outlined in their col-
lective agreement.
The settlement was the result
of a grievance filed by IAM upon
discovery that the company
had violated the agreement by
not contributing 100 per cent
towards the cost of the benefits
as agreed to between the parties,
said the union.
The violation primarily affects
airport security screeners hired
since June 2014 throughout the
Pacific region, when the com-
pany unilaterally introduced a
change in practice, through the
introduction of a new-hire form,
said IAM.
The settlement agree-
ment requires the company to
provide IAM with a list of cur-
rent employees who are not in
receipt of at least the full single-
payor rate of BCMSP premiums
for 2017 and 2018, said IAM.
IAM will, no later than March
15, 2019, provide the company
with the pro-rata amount of
payment to be paid to each
such employee, subject to their
date of entitlement. Affected
employees can expect their re-
imbursement on April 5, 2019,
said the union.
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