Sunwing
pilots ratify
collective
agreement
TORONTO — Pilots at Sun-
wing Airlines ratified a new col-
lective agreement.
The 380 flight crew members
affected by the deal are repre-
sented by Unifor Local 7378.
Union members are locat-
ing at bases in Halifax, Quebec
City, Montreal, Toronto, Cal-
gary, Edmonton and Vancouver
as well as in various locations in
Europe.
According to Joel Fournier,
the union's director of transpor-
tation, the agreement exceeds
parity with other pilot groups in
the industry.
"We are pleased with hav-
ing bargained a settlement that
moves our members forward
and recognizes the important
role they play in the success of
the business," he said.
GoodLife
employees
attempt
to organize
TORONTO — The Workers'
United Canada Council submit-
ted an application to GoodLife
Fitness in an effort to represent
its employees in the Toronto
area.
If successful, the union would
represent more than 1,500 per-
sonal trainers and fitness instruc-
tors employed by the organiza-
tion.
According to the union — an
affiliate of the Service Employees
International Union (SEIU) — a
group of employees campaigned
for representation because of
concerns over low wages, signifi-
cant training costs, non-compete
clauses and a lack of injury insur-
ance.
The workers will be asked to
vote on union representation.
"It's important to note that we
are not anti-union at all, we are
pro-employee," said Jane Riddell,
chief operating officer at Good-
Life.
"We respect our employees'
right to make
their own decisions about union
representation. We trust their
judgment and whatever hap-
pens, we will respect the out-
come. That being said, we abso-
lutely believe our employees do
not need a union."
Hospital
professionals
reach
Ontario-wide
agreement
TORONTO — More than
12,000 hospital professional
across Ontario reached a new
collective agreement with the
Ontario Hospital Association
(OHA).
The three-year agreement
was signed following a marathon
bargaining session and includes
improvements to wages, vaca-
tion entitlements and shift pre-
miums.
The tentative deal would af-
fect employees at 53 hospitals
throughout the province.
Employees affected by the
contract include lab technolo-
gists, radiation technologists,
respiratory therapists, social
workers, pharmacy technicians
and workers in more than 250
other occupations.
According to the Ontario Pub-
lic Service Employees' Union
(OPSEU), this agreement is the
first central contract in a decade
to be settled at the bargaining
table. Previous central contracts
were reached through arbitration.
Ratification votes on the deal
will be held on a local basis
throughout June.
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