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Agreement
reached
in Cornwall,
Ont., strike
CORNWALL, Ont. — Tenta-
tive agreements were reached
on June 8 between the City of
Cornwall in Ontario, and each
of four striking Canadian Union
of Public Employees (CUPE) lo-
cals, said the union.
Bargaining committees
representing library workers,
paramedics, outside and inside
workers will be recommending
the settlements for ratification,
according to CUPE.
There will be no further de-
tails of the settlements shared
until members have had an op-
portunity to review their con-
tents and vote, said the union.
Aramark
employees
at Bridgepoint
Hospital
ratify deal
TORONTO — Workers at Ara-
mark at Bridgepoint Hospital
in Toronto ratified a new three-
year agreement on June 5.
New to this contract, each
employee receives $25 per year
toward the purchase of CSA-
approved safety footwear, said
the United Food and Commer-
cial Workers Canada (UFCW),
Locals 175 and 633.
A new wage grid provides
language to ensure rates stay
ahead of minimum wage. Plus,
employees will receive retroac-
tive pay, which reflects the new
grid, for hours worked since the
expiry of the previous contract,
said the union.
Full-time workers get two
paid sick days per year on top of
the two paid personal emergen-
cy leave days provided for in the
new legislation. In addition, the
contract no longer contains lan-
guage allowing the company to
request a second medical opin-
ion, according to UFCW.
New language addresses pay
equity laws that came into force
with Bill 148 on Jan. 1. The con-
tract contains improved proba-
tion language of 60 worked days
or six months, whichever comes
first, said the union.
Vancouver's
Aerocar
Service drivers
ratify contract
VANCOUVER — Sixty-five
Vancouver International Air-
port-based limousine drivers
employed at Aerocar Service
voted unanimously in favour
of ratifying their first collective
agreement on May 7.
The bargaining committee
endured many employer ob-
stacles, including unfair labour
practices, said the union.
"Our union dedicated itself
evening and weekends building
strength for our new Teamsters
at Aerocar Service," said Stan
Hennessy, Local 31 president.
"It's no coincidence that this
hard work paid off with (the) first
limousine collective agreement
in Canada."
The collective agreement con-
tains increased driver revenue,
seniority (including seniority on
all new high-end cars or SUVs
purchased by the company),
security language, including no
unauthorized deductions, wait-
time rates and improvements to
general working conditions, ac-
cording to the Teamsters.
During talks, mediation broke
down and the Teamsters gave
72-hour strike notice, said the
union, before a deal was reached.
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