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2 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2019 Deal reached at Timmins Airport in Ontario TIMMINS, Ont. — Members of the Union of Canadian Trans- portation Employees (UCTE), Local 00075 (Timmins Victor Power Airport) voted in favour of a new agreement on April 1. The round of bargaining was punctuated by a possible strike, which loomed throughout most of March, said the union. The 19 airport workers af- fected include maintenance and airfield technicians, me- chanics, electricians and some administrative personnel. They are represented by the UCTE, a union within the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC). "We are satisfied with the deal ratified earlier today. Our mem- bers were successful in improv- ing their working conditions and fending off the employer's un- reasonable rollbacks," said Mar- tin Mika, UCTE regional vice- president for Ontario. "Rather than working with us, the city adopted a hardnosed stance that made meaningful negotiations practically impossible." The employer had originally tabled 52 concessions; the agree- ment has zero concessions, said the union. In addition, members will also see salary increases as well as improvements to maternity al- lowance, shift premiums and life insurance coverage, said UCTE. Toronto's Revco workers ratify new deal TORONTO — Members of In- ternational Association of Ma- chinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), Local 235 ratified a new collective agreement with Revco Worldwide on April 3. The three-year agreement provides wage increases of two per cent in each year, said the union. Other agreement highlights include increased IAM pension plan contributions, the intro- duction of a $250 reimburse- ment account for massage, phys- iotherapy or chiropractic care and increased eye glass and eye exams benefits, said IAM. The nine employees manufac- ture power transmission com- ponents, including roller chain and roller chain sprockets, jaw, R-flex and chain couplings, shaft collars, taper bushings and taper bored weld-in hubs, sheaves and industrial casters and wheels. Prairie Spirit School Division union drive succeeds WARMAN, Sask. — The Cana- dian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 4254 welcomed new members after a success- ful organizing drive in the Prairie Spirit School Division in Warman, Sask., on April 2. The union organizing drive, which started in November, add- ed educational associates from Rosthern Elementary School and Rosthern High School and the Perdue caretakers to CUPE 4254's bargaining unit, said the union. "We are proud to represent 14 new members from Ros- thern and Perdue," said Grace Wudrick, CUPE 4254 president. CUPE 4254 represents about 400 Prairie Spirit School Division support staff. Members include EAs, ad- ministrative and executive as- sistants, caretakers and main- tenance staff, bus drivers and technicians and network admin- istrators, said the union. "The CUPE, Local 4254 mem- bership has more than tripled in the last 20 years as a result of previous organizing drives," said Wudrick. LABOUR BRIEFS FORMERLY CLV REPORTS Serving labour relations professionals since 1956 www.labour-reporter.com Published weekly by omson Reuters Canada Ltd. 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The writing on the signs read: "36-hours strike and a battle plan now," "Crisis - Let banks and all capitalists pay," and "Let Macri and the IMF leave now."

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