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Canadian
Hearing
Society, CUPE
fi nalize deal
TORONTO — The Canadian
Hearing Society (CHS) said a
new collective agreement was
ratified May 12 by members of
Canadian Union of Public Em-
ployees (CUPE) 2073, the local
representing the unionized em-
ployees.
"The organization's goal has
always been to achieve a collec-
tive agreement that meets the
interests of both its employees
and the organization for the long
term, while continuing to pro-
vide the much-needed services
and programs for the clients it
serves," said Julia Dumanian,
CHS president and CEO.
The agreement includes ret-
roactive wage increases and a
short-term disability program
that provides all CHS employees
with income protection in the
event of an unforeseen injury or
illness, said the CHS.
Canadian
Linen workers
achieve wage,
pension gains
VAUGHAN, Ont. – United
Food and Commercial Workers
Canada (UFCW) Local 1006A
members working at Canadian
Linen and Uniform Service in
Vaughan, Ont., achieved in-
creases to wages, pensions and
benefits in the latest contract
signed May 6.
The deal runs from Jan. 1,
2017, to Dec. 31, 2020, and cov-
ers about 180 members.
Highlights of the gains
achieved include:
• Wage increases of 1.5 per
cent, 1.5 per cent, two per
cent, and two per cent in
each year of the agreement,
and a $200 signing bonus
on ratification.
• Hours paid for statutory
holidays will be included in
overtime pay.
• Seniority will continue to
be accumulated for those
away from work because of
illness.
• Eye care coverage increases
from $150 to $200.
• Increases to health and wel-
fare benefits.
• An increase in the employ-
er contribution to the em-
ployee pension plan.
• The shoe allowance will in-
crease from $125 to $150.
CP, Teamsters
reach tentative
agreement
LAVAL, Que. — Canadian
Pacific (CP) and the Team-
sters Canada Rail Conference
Maintenance of Way Employ-
ees Division (TCRC-MWED)
reached a tentative five-year
agreement May 12.
"We have been working col-
laboratively and proactively
with the TCRC-MWED leader-
ship on a deal that makes sense
for both sides and provides sta-
bility over the long-term," said
Keith Creel, CP's president and
CEO.
"CP has worked hard, and
will continue to work hard, to
achieve long-term, innovative
agreements with its unions
that provide the framework for
continued success for the com-
pany and its valued employees,"
said Creel.
Details of the agreement will
be presented to the TCRC-
MWED for ratification by the
union's leadership.
TCRC-MWED represents
about 2,000 workers at CP rail.
Photo:
Costas
Baltas
(Reuters)
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A man is re ected in a puddle next to a moored ferry, during a 48-hour nationwide strike of Greek seamen
at the Port of Piraeus, near Athens, Greece, on May 16.
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