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Casino
workers reach
tentative
agreement
COQUITLAM, B.C. — After
being on strike for more than six
weeks, more than 400 employees
working at Hard Rock Casino
Vancouver in Coquitlam, B.C.,
reached a tentative agreement
with their employer on June 25.
"Through their hard work
and unity, Hard Rock workers
have a solid first agreement on
the table," said Stephanie Smith,
B.C. Government and Service
Employees' Union (BCGEU)
president.
Employees at Hard Rock vot-
ed to join BCGEU in May 2016
and have been trying to negoti-
ate a first collective agreement
with their employer since Janu-
ary 2017. When they reached
impasse earlier this year, 99.5 per
cent of workers voted in favour
of strike action, said the union.
More than 400 workers at the
casino walked off the job on May
11, 2018, after mediation broke
down. Major issues included
wages and hours of work, ac-
cording to BCGEU.
Both sides reached a deal in
mediation over the weekend.
Union members at the casino
will vote on the tentative agree-
ment later this week, said the
union.
Elopak
strike over as
workers agree
to contract
BOISBRIAND, Que. — The
strike at Elopak in Boisbriand,
Que., ended as United Food and
Commercial Workers Canada
(UFCW), Local 501 members
voted 95 per cent in favour on
June 28 of an agreement-in-
principle following intense ne-
gotiations.
Under the new contract, the
230 unionized employees work-
ing at Elopak will keep their
existing work schedules. The
employer has promised to stop
hiring contract workers by 2020,
which will lead to enhanced
training programs, said the
union.
Both sides have 150 days to
agree on the content of those
programs, said UFCW.
Other gains in the contract
include a 12.8 per cent wage
increase over the duration of
the agreement, a 75 per cent in-
crease to the night-shift bonus,
monetary compensation for
work-schedule errors, new paid
holidays and an additional day of
special leave, said the union.
Workers at Elopak went on
strike on May 29, 2018.
Cascade
Aerospace
workers sign
new deal
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Uni-
for, Local 114 members working
at Cascade Aerospace in Ab-
botsford, British Columbia, rati-
fied a new three-year collective
agreement on June 21.
"Unifor members are pivotal
to Canada's aerospace sector,"
said Jerry Dias, Unifor national
president. "Our members make
high-quality products that at-
tract investment that drives job
creation in communities large
and small."
Among other gains, the new
contract includes a cost-of-liv-
ing increase to wages, improved
health-and-safety language, bet-
ter scheduling and a boost to per
diems, said the union.
Workers went on strike in
2014 for 11 weeks, according to
Unifor.
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