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Strike ends
at Lakehead
Motors
THUNDER BAY, Ont. —
Members of International As-
sociation of Machinists and
Aerospace Workers (IAM), Lo-
cal 1120 are back on the job at
Lakehead Motors in Thunder
Bay, Ont., ending a 16-day strike
following the ratification of a
new agreement Aug. 17.
"We held a special general
membership meeting Thurs-
day night to vote on a tentative
agreement and it was ratified by
a margin of 84 per cent," said Pete
Topetto, IAM directing business
representative.
"We had overwhelming sup-
port from the community dur-
ing this strike and our members
are satisfied with the agreement,"
said Topetto.
The multi-year agreement
provides wage increases of 11.5
per cent over the life of the con-
tract.
Other agreement highlights
include:
• a $250 tool allowance
• straight time up to eight hours'
travel for training purposes.
The 27 members include me-
chanics, body men, painters,
parts personnel, shippers and
receivers and general helpers.
The IAM represents work-
ers at seven auto dealerships in
Thunder Bay.
Workers at
Ace Bakery
in Toronto
join UFCW
TORONTO — About 260
workers at Ace Bakery in Toron-
to voted to join United Food and
Commercial Workers Canada
(UFCW), Local 175 Aug. 23.
The Ace Bakery workers
joined after reaching out to
UFCW in order to obtain fair
wages, respect and dignity at
work, said the union.
"The ACE Bakery workers
were extremely organized, pas-
sionate, and engaged in their ef-
fort to join the union, and that is
why this campaign succeeded,"
said Shawn Haggerty, president
of UFCW Canada Local 175.
Prior to the certification vote,
the employer attempted to add
more than 100 workers from
outside the bargaining unit to
the employee list. However, the
union challenged this move with
the Ontario Labour Relations
Board and the bakery workers
succeeded in their push to join
the union, according to UFCW.
Employees ink
new deal with
Richmond
Honda in B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. – Workers
at Richmond Honda — repre-
sented by International Asso-
ciation of Machinists and Aero-
space Workers (IAM), Local
Lodge 1857 — ratified a new col-
lective agreement Aug. 21.
The multi-year agreement
was ratified by a 91 per cent mar-
gin, according to IAM.
The agreement provides wage
increases of two per cent in the
first, second and third years re-
spectively and 1.75 per cent in
the fourth year, said the union.
Other agreement highlights
include:
• a $500 lump-sum signing bonus
• a new agreement on work dis-
tribution
• new contract language regard-
ing union representation for
disciplinary action.
The 45 workers include tech-
nicians, service writers, parts
personnel, lot attendants, de-
tailers and shuttle drivers.
Photo:
Guadalupe
Pardo
(Reuters)
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