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Hydro One,
union reach
tentative
settlement
TORONTO — Hydro One
and the Power Workers' Union
(PWU) have reached a tentative
settlement. The two-year col-
lective agreement covers about
4,000 employees in front-line
roles in Ontario.
Union members will vote on
the tentative agreement, with
the outcome anticipated by June
27. The leadership of the PWU
are recommending members ac-
cept this agreement.
"Our respective negotiations
teams worked diligently over the
course of the last several months
to arrive at an agreement which
recognizes the significant con-
tributions our employees make
in maintaining the supply of
power across the province," said
Mayo Schmidt, president and
CEO of Hydro One.
Unifor,
Resolute sign
agreement
MONTREAL — Pattern bar-
gaining for Eastern Canada's
pulp and paper sector has con-
cluded with a four-year tentative
agreement between Unifor and
Resolute Forestry Products.
"Pulp and paper jobs sustain
communities large and small
across Ontario, Quebec and the
Atlantic," said Jerry Dias, Unifor
national president. "This tenta-
tive agreement will ensure that
Unifor members receive fair
compensation."
The priorities of this nego-
tiation were related to wages,
vacations, benefits, pension
plan and job security, within the
context of retaining and renew-
ing the workforce. Ratification
votes will be held in the different
plants over the coming weeks,
said Unifor.
In the meantime, the details
of the agreement will not be dis-
cussed publicly until the mem-
bers have been able to decide,
said the union.
The tentative agreement —
once approved by members —
will set the monetary pattern for
all pulp and paper mills across
the Ontario, Quebec and Atlan-
tic regions. In all, some 15,000
members will be affected by the
agreement, according to Unifor.
"This contract will contrib-
ute to the ongoing renewal of
the forestry workforce, which is
a major challenge for all mills,"
said Renaud Gagné, Unifor Qué-
bec director.
PortsToronto,
CUPE ratify
agreement
TORONTO — PortsToronto
and 91 of its hourly and salaried
employees have ratified a new
six-year collective agreement.
The parties reached the
agreement last week, following
months of bargaining. In addi-
tion to other improvements, the
new agreement includes wage
increases averaging two per cent
in each year of the contract.
"This new agreement will
provide workers with improve-
ments to their wages and bene-
fits, while providing PortsToron-
to with a stable and predictable
labour relations environment
over the agreement's lifetime,"
said a joint statement that was
issued by PortsToronto and
the Toronto Civic Employees
Union (TCEU), Local 416 of
the Canadian Union of Pub-
lic Employees (CUPE 416).
CUPE 416 represents airfield
maintenance workers, firefight-
ers, ferry operators, electricianss
and specialized staff.
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