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Johnson
Controls
workers sign
new deal
WHITBY, Ont. — Unifor mem-
bers at auto parts maker Johnson
Controls Inc. ratified a new con-
tract.
The deal — which will keep
the Whitby, Ont., facility from
closing — also resulted in a
$1,500 signing bonus for each
employee.
"This deal shows what can
happen when workers stand to-
gether and think creatively about
keeping good jobs in their com-
munity," said Unifor's national
president Jerry Dias.
In June, the union announced
closure of the Whitby facil-
ity would lead to a strike during
negotiations with Johnson Con-
trols.
Because the strike would have
affected assembly operations at
General Motors in Oshawa, GM
JCI and Unifor began negotia-
tions.
As a result, the Whitby plant
will remain open and JCI will
continue to supply components
for current GM Oshawa vehicle
programs.
In addition to providing a
signing bonus to the approxi-
mately 300 workers represented
by Unifor Local 222, the three-
year deal also maintains current
wages and reduced the number
of job categories in the collective
agreement.
"We went into these talks be-
ing told the plant would close.
We came out with a good deal
that preserves good jobs in
Whitby," said JCI unit chair Dean
Baumhauer.
"That's thanks to our strong
bargaining team and the support
of our members."
Ontario, civil
service workers'
union ratify
collective
agreement
TORONTO — The govern-
ment of Ontario recently
ratified a four-year collective
agreement with civil service
workers represented by the As-
sociation of Management, Ad-
ministrative and Professional
Crown Employees of Ontario
(AMAPCEO).
The province reports the
agreement includes a wage
freeze in the first two years and
a 1.4 per cent wage increase in
both the third and fourth years.
The agreement is report-
edly consistent with the govern-
ment's fiscal plan — outlined in
its 2014 budget — and includes
no new funding for compensa-
tion increases.
Exit pay will also be eliminated
as part of the new deal.
AMAPCEO — which repre-
sents 11,500 employees working
directly for the government —
ratified the agreement with 96.6
per cent approval following six
months of negotiations.
"Although we did not achieve
every priority or stop all pro-
posed cuts, we were able to
achieve positive results in a
number of areas including job
security, benefits and time-off
provisions. We also resisted the
employer's aggressive agenda
in five of the six initially tar-
geted areas," the union said in
a statement.
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