Canadian Labour Reporter

Offshore workers join PSAC ST. JOHN'S — More than 50 workers from Offshore Recruit- ing Services (ORSI) in St. John's joined the Public Service Alli- ance of Canada (PSAC) on June 2 after the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) granted the skilled offshore labourers with union certification. "There is still work to be done, but certification with PSAC is a crucial step to secure what we have earned: fair working con- ditions and a proper collective agreement," says Kaleb Milne, president of PSAC Local. PSAC has represented this group of workers since 1975. First, as employees of the North- ern Transportation Company (NTCL), and since NTCL's clo- sure, as employees of ORSI, un- der a series of annual memoran- dums of understanding (MOU), says the union. The workers determined that it would be preferable to secure their bargaining rights through the CIRB's certification pro- cesses. An application for certi- fication was filed in March, and a notice to bargain served shortly thereafter, says PSAC. The newly formed bargaining unit will begin negotiating a new collective agreement shortly, says union. Offshore Recruiting Services is an offshore labour contractor specializing in providing ma- rine, drilling, subsea construc- tion and catering personnel to work on specialized subsea construction vessels and instal- lations throughout Canada and abroad. Global News Montreal employees reject offer MONTREAL — Montreal em- ployees of Global News turned down an offer on June 5 from the employer, Corus Entertainment, to renew the collective agree- ment. About 91 per cent voted against the offer, with 90 per cent of the membership having taken part in the electronic vote. The main stumbling block is protec- tion of purchasing power, but benefits and the pension plan are also contentious issues, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 4502. "We will continue to be strongly mobilized and in the upcoming days, we will submit a request for conciliation to Em- ployment and Social Develop- ment Canada," says Anne Leclair, president of CUPE, Local 4502. The employer's offer of a four- year contract called for a lump- sum payment for year one, fol- lowed by annual increases of 1.5 per cent for each of the following three years, says the union. About 40 employees — made up of journalists, video journal- ists and technical and support personnel — have been without a collective agreement since Aug. 30, 2019. Negotiations be- gan in early 2020, says CUPE. 170 Molson workers to lose jobs MONTREAL — The Team- sters learned on June 2 that 170 workers at the Molson plant on Notre-Dame Street and at the distribution centre on Dickson Street in Montreal will lose their jobs when operations are trans- ferred to the new plant in late 2021. "It's a sad day for these men and women who are getting the bad news today," says Mi- chel Héroux, Teamsters, Local 1999 president. "Technological changes and the move away from brown glass bottles are partly to blame for these job losses." Complete details about the cuts have not been released yet. Teamsters representatives will meet with Molson-Coors ex- ecutives in the coming days to learn more. Voluntary severance packages will also be negotiated for workers who choose to leave, says the union. The new plant is set to open in the fall of 2021, with the capac- ity to brew 2.5 million hectolitres of beer over a five-day-per-week schedule, says Teamsters. The Teamsters Union repre- sents 125,000 members in Can- ada. They are affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which has 1.4 million members in North America. GET LISTED IN THE HR VENDORS GUIDE Visit hrreporter.com/hr-vendors-guide HR Professional Development Description: Faccaerio. Name volore pre et atur. 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