Canadian Labour Reporter

January 2, 2018

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2 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 CMHA Hamilton workers join OPSEU HAMILTON, Ont. — Employ- ees with the Hamilton, Ont., branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) — who provide services to adults with serious mental illness — voted to join the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OP- SEU) on Dec. 13. "These workers chose OPSEU because they were looking for security and protection at a time of uncertainty at CMHA Ham- ilton," said Ed Arvelin, chair of OPSEU's mental health and ad- dictions division. "The agency's chief executive officer was retir- ing, and employees were unsure who would fill the role. Union- izing would give them greater peace of mind during the transi- tion." Arvelin said workers were also looking for consistency in job postings and policies, in ad- dition to a legal voice in their workplace. "With the turmoil that has shaken mental health care across the province in terms of restruc- turing and refinancing, staff wanted to ensure they had a say in any changes that could impact CMHA's Hamilton branch," said Arvelin. Workers ratify new contract with HudBay FLIN FLON, Man. — Members of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), Local 1848 rati- fied a new collective agreement with HudBay Mining on Dec. 14. The three-year agreement provides wage increases of 2.5 per cent in each year plus a one- time $1,000 signing bonus for 160 workers. The agreement also provides an increase of 1.2 per cent to pension contributions, said the union. "We negotiated an additional $1 bridging increase to the pen- sion contributions to help give members extra money until age 65," said Tony Didoshak, IAM grand lodge representative. Other agreement highlights include paid time for union busi- ness increased from two days a month to four, paid lunch in- creased from $10 to $15, paid rest time of eight hours between shifts and improved language for call-in pay, according to IAM. CUPE, Village of Nakusp, B.C., ratify new agreement NAKUSP, B.C. — Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) workers and the Village of Nakusp, B.C., ratified a new five-year agreement on Dec. 11 after more than 28 months of ne- gotiations, said the union. Sixteen of 23 eligible voters attended the ratification meet- ing and 75 per cent of members voted in favour of the tentative agreement, according to CUPE. "We are pleased to finally have a new agreement in place and we are now prepared to focus our at- tention on rebuilding our work- ing relationship with the village," said Andy Cruden, CUPE, Local 2450 president. The agreement runs from Aug. 1, 2016, to July 31, 2020, and it includes wage increases of 1.5 per cent, 1.5 per cent, 1.75 per cent, two per cent and two per cent in each year of the agreement, said the union. LABOUR BRIEFS FORMERLY CLV REPORTS Serving labour relations professionals since 1956 www.labour-reporter.com Published weekly by omson Reuters Canada Ltd. Subscription rate: $610 per year Customer Service Tel: (416) 609-3800 (Toronto) (800) 387-5164 (outside Toronto) Fax: (416) 298-5106 Email: customersupport.legaltaxcanada@tr.com Website: www.thomsonreuters.ca Director, Media Solutions, Canada Karen Lorimer Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Todd Humber Editor/Supervisor Sarah Dobson | (416) 649-7896 sarah.dobson@thomsonreuters.com News Editor John Dujay | (416) 298-5129 john.dujay@thomsonreuters.com Sales Manager Paul Burton | (416) 649-9928 paul.burton@thomsonreuters.com Marketing Co-ordinator Keith Fulford | (416) 649-9585 keith.fulford@thomsonreuters.com © 2018 omson Reuters Canada Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the written permission of the publisher. e publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting or other professional advice. If legal or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. e analysis contained herein represents the opinion of the authors and should in no way be construed as being either offi cial or unoffi cial policy of any governmental body. ISSN 0045-5113 Publications Registration 2089 Canadian Labour Reporter is part of the Canadian HR Reporter group of publications. Visit www.hrreporter.com for more information. Labour Reporter Canadian www.labour-reporter.com Photo: Afolabi Sotunde (Reuters) LABOUR LENS Vehicles queue at an Oando Petrol station in Abuja after a Nigerian oil union declared a nationwide strike in Nigeria, on Dec. 18.

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