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January 22, 2018

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2 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 Workers at Kootenay Market sign new contract ELKFORD, B.C. — United Food and Commercial Work- ers Canada (UFCW), Local 1518 members working at the Kootenay Market in Elkford, B.C., ratified a new agreement on Jan. 11 that includes wage increases. The 22 employees voted in fa- vour of a new five-year collective agreement that brings the start- ing wage up from $12 an hour to $13.60 an hour. The new collective agree- ment also includes a minimum wage spread that is tied to the provincial minimum wage, dis- tributing the benefits of a rising minimum wage across the wage scale while allowing the collec- tive agreement to be responsive to legislative changes, according to UFCW. "We finally have a progressive government in B.C. which un- derstands that working people need to make a decent living in order to foster a productive economy," said Ivan Limpright, UFCW Canada Local 1518 pres- ident. Kootenay Market features hardware and soft goods along with grocery, deli, and bakery products. Conciliation for talks at HopeGrey- Bruce facility OWEN SOUND, Ont. — Em- ployees at HopeGreyBruce Mental Health and Addictions Services will enter into con- ciliation with their employer on Feb. 13. The employer delayed the original conciliation date of Jan. 11 and workers hope a concili- ator will help them reach a fair collective agreement, according to the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). The 65 members at Hope- GreyBruce in Owen Sound, Ont., voted strongly in favour of a strike last October, said the union. A key concern is that mem- bers have only received a one per cent wage increase in the past 10 years. Workers are also asking for dental benefits, in keeping with other comparable agencies, said OPSEU. "Our members have stood out in the wind and the snow at information pickets because we are serious about our commit- ment to the workplace and our community. I know this contract can be easily settled once it is a priority," said Andrew Drake, OPSEU unit steward and bar- gaining team chair. MGEU fi les complaint to get employers to bargain WINNIPEG — The Manitoba Government and General Em- ployees' Union (MGEU) filed an unfair labour practice on Jan. 5 against the employers of about 7,500 health-care support-ser- vices workers whose contracts expired on March 31, 2017. The MGEU wrote twice to the employer's bargaining represen- tatives asking for dates for talks. But the employer said that due to Bill 29 (legislation that cuts the number of bargaining units), ne- gotiations could not begin, said the union. The union said it will petition the Labour Board that the em- ployers must stop stalling and begin negotiations immediately. 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: Costas Baltas (Reuters) LABOUR LENS A protester shouts slogans outside the Greek parliament in Athens on Jan. 15, during a demonstration against planned government reforms that will restrict workers' right to strike.

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