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Humane
society
workers
ratify deal
BELLEVILLE, Ont. — Employ-
ees at the Quinte Humane Soci-
ety in Belleville, Ont., signed a
new agreement on May 9.
The agreement contains con-
tingencies should the minimum
wage increase or freeze at $14
per hour in Ontario. Employ-
ees with one to three years of
service receive an increase of
$0.10 per hour. Those with four
to five years' experience receive
a bump of $0.70 per hour. And
employees with six years' service
or more receive an increase of
$1 per hour. These increases are
effective May 12. All employees
will see salary improvements
totalling an additional $0.55 per
hour over the remaining two
years of the agreement, said the
United Food and Commercial
Workers Canada (UFCW).
New language provides stew-
ards with 15 minutes of paid
time to meet with new employ-
ees. Stewards can use this time to
introduce new members to the
union and the benefits provided
in their collective agreement.
Improved language provides
minimum call-in pay of four
hours if the employer cancels a
shift with less than 48 hours' no-
tice, according to the union.
Vacation language improves
to provide up to five weeks' paid
leave after an employee com-
pletes 18 years of service. In
addition, employees can now
request to start their vacation
mid-week for travel purposes.
This allows members more flex-
ibility and better cost-saving
opportunities when it comes to
booking trips or travelling dur-
ing less busy times, said UFCW.
The new agreement now
provides for five paid sick days,
which can now also be used for
emergency leave. Employees
will receive eye exam reimburse-
ment up to $75 every two years.
Lastly, a new uniform allowance
provides employees with $100
toward the cost of purchasing
work attire, said the union.
Flex-N-Gate
workers in
Windsor, Ont.,
sign contract
WINDSOR, Ont. — Unifor, Lo-
cal 195 members at Flex-N-Gate
in Windsor, Ont., ratified a new
three-year collective agreement
on May 15.
The 580 workers — who
manufacture auto parts for Fiat
Chrysler Automobiles and Ford
— voted 76 per cent in favour of
the new contract which includes
a signing bonus, improvements
to benefits and pensions and
wage increases, said the union.
"Regular production workers
will see a $1-an-hour increase
and skilled trades will receive
$1.90-an-hour over the lifetime
of the agreement," said John
Toth, president Unifor, Local
195.
Strike over for
Aryzta workers
in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG — United Food
and Commercial Workers Cana-
da (UFCW), Local 832 members
working at Aryzta in Winnipeg
ended a two-week strike after
ratifying a new contract that
provides wage increases and bet-
ter working conditions.
The new collective agreement
provides workers with a 1.8 per
cent wage increase in retroac-
tive pay, along with paid lunches
and additional wage increases of
3.5 per cent over the term of the
contract, said the union.
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