Calgary
Pepsico
workers ratify
fi rst contract
CALGARY — Members of the
former Pepsico Employees' As-
sociation ratified their first con-
tract as Unifor Local 1410, ac-
cording to the union.
"We have an agreement that
we're all proud of, with wage
gains and much stronger lan-
guage regarding health and
safety, job security and seniority
rights," said Val Walker, presi-
dent of Unifor Local 1410.
This is the first set of nego-
tiations since the former Pepsico
Beverages Employees' Associa-
tion merged with Unifor in April
2015. The local represents 163
workers at the Calgary facility.
NSTU agrees
to return
to bargaining
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia
Teachers Union (NTSU) has
agreed to go back to bargaining
for 9,300 public school teachers
in the province.
"We tried through requesting
a conciliation board and through
requesting the appointment of a
mediator," said Liette Doucet,
NSTU president. "It seems gov-
ernment is finally willing to get
back to the table."
The NSTU was contacted by
conciliation officer Jarrod Ba-
boushkin after the education
minister's negotiating team re-
quested he bring the two nego-
tiating teams together again, ac-
cording to the union.
The conciliation process will
not affect the current situation
with respect to NSTU's impend-
ing job action, said the union.
NSTU public school members
gave its union a strike mandate
on Oct. 25, voting 96 per cent in
favour of job action.
Teachers will be in a legal
strike position on Dec. 3.
Agreement
ratifi ed with
Windsor-Essex
school board
WINDSOR, Ont. — Unifor
support workers at the Windsor-
Essex Catholic District School
Board (WECDSB ) have rati-
fied a new collective agreement,
bringing a five-week work stop-
page to an end.
"Our members are pleased
to be returning on Monday to
resume frontline work to aid
students and provide a safe and
healthy school environment,"
said Bruce Dickie, Unifor Local
2458 president.
The contract contains wage
increases of 1.5 per cent in 2016,
2017 and 2018, along with a lump
sum payment upon ratification
to match wages given to other
public sector school boards be-
tween 2014 and 2016
The agreement will also rein-
state and offer retiree benefits
to seniority members and pre-
viously retired members, those
not eligible for retiree benefits
will receive cash payments rang-
ing from $1,000 to $35,000 based
on years of service.
Additionally, the union has
secured language to guarantee
that no layoffs will occur over
the life of the contract which
expires on August 31, 2019, said
the union.
Unifor Local 2458 represents
370 members in two bargaining
units at WECDSB consisting of
office, and clerical workers and
technicians, and custodians and
maintenance staff.
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