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Kelowna, B.C.,
guards renew
strike mandate
KELOWNA, B.C. — Jail guards
at the Kelowna, B.C., RCMP de-
tachment voted 100 per cent in
favour of strike action on Oct. 4
after negotiations broke down
with the Commissionaires and
the City of Kelowna.
The 17 members who pro-
vide correctional services and
supervise offenders originally
voted in favour of strike action in
May. However, they chose not to
take any action at that time and
focused on resolving negotia-
tions through mediation which
included discussions with the
city, according to the Canadian
Union of Public Employees
(CUPE).
"We believe we are very close
to reaching an agreement," said
Lee Mossman, CUPE 338 presi-
dent. "The reality is that our
members are paid less than other
workers in comparable positions
and that is causing retention
issues as well as health and safety
concerns. We believe that if we
can resolve this issue we will be
able to conclude negotiations."
Jail guards in similar-sized
and nearby communities make
about $5 more per hour than
workers in Kelowna, according
to Mossman.
A meeting with the B.C.
Labour Relations Board to nego-
tiate essential service levels has
been set. Following those discus-
sions, 72-hour strike notice will
have to be served for the union
to take strike action, said CUPE.
Compass
Group workers
sign deal
CALGARY — United Food and
Commercial Workers Canada
(UFCW) Local 401 members
working for Compass Group
at various Alberta correctional
services' facilities ratified a new
contract Oct. 7.
The new provincewide col-
lective agreement covers mem-
bers working at remand centres,
correctional facilities and young
offenders units across Alberta.
The three-year deal contains
a variety of gains for workers,
including improved just-cause
provisions for termination, bet-
ter representation language for
stewards and stronger employee
rights regarding discipline, said
the union.
As well, the new contract fea-
tures restrictions on consecutive
days of work, improvements to
family-leave language, better
provisions for members wish-
ing to address workplace con-
cerns with their employer and
improved health and safety lan-
guage, according to UFCW.
Mettler Toledo
employees ink
new contract
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Mem-
bers of International Association
of Machinists and Aerospace
Workers (IAM) Local 235 rati-
fied a new collective agreement
with Mettler Toledo on Oct. 2.
The three-year agreement
provides a lump-sum signing
bonus as well as wage increases
of 1.5 per cent in the first year
— retroactive to Dec. 3, 2016 —
2.25 per cent in the second year
and two per cent in the third
year, said the union.
Other agreement highlights
include increases to the meal
allowance, higher pension con-
tributions, improved eye-care
benefits, better group insurance
and an increase to the shoe al-
lowance, said IAM.
The 21 workers include ser-
vice technicians and warehouse
personnel.
Photo:
Francois
Lenoir
(Reuters)
LABOUR LENS
A passenger rolls a suitcase on an empty platform during a strike of public transport service workers at
Midi/Zuid railway station in Brussels, Belgium, on Oct. 10.
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