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CMHA
Hamilton
workers
join OPSEU
HAMILTON, Ont. — Employ-
ees with the Hamilton, Ont.,
branch of the Canadian Mental
Health Association (CMHA) —
who provide services to adults
with serious mental illness —
voted to join the Ontario Public
Service Employees Union (OP-
SEU) on Dec. 13.
"These workers chose OPSEU
because they were looking for
security and protection at a time
of uncertainty at CMHA Ham-
ilton," said Ed Arvelin, chair of
OPSEU's mental health and ad-
dictions division. "The agency's
chief executive officer was retir-
ing, and employees were unsure
who would fill the role. Union-
izing would give them greater
peace of mind during the transi-
tion."
Arvelin said workers were
also looking for consistency in
job postings and policies, in ad-
dition to a legal voice in their
workplace.
"With the turmoil that has
shaken mental health care across
the province in terms of restruc-
turing and refinancing, staff
wanted to ensure they had a say
in any changes that could impact
CMHA's Hamilton branch," said
Arvelin.
Workers ratify
new contract
with HudBay
FLIN FLON, Man. — Members
of International Association
of Machinists and Aerospace
Workers (IAM), Local 1848 rati-
fied a new collective agreement
with HudBay Mining on Dec. 14.
The three-year agreement
provides wage increases of 2.5
per cent in each year plus a one-
time $1,000 signing bonus for
160 workers.
The agreement also provides
an increase of 1.2 per cent to
pension contributions, said the
union.
"We negotiated an additional
$1 bridging increase to the pen-
sion contributions to help give
members extra money until age
65," said Tony Didoshak, IAM
grand lodge representative.
Other agreement highlights
include paid time for union busi-
ness increased from two days
a month to four, paid lunch in-
creased from $10 to $15, paid
rest time of eight hours between
shifts and improved language for
call-in pay, according to IAM.
CUPE,
Village of
Nakusp, B.C.,
ratify new
agreement
NAKUSP, B.C. — Canadian
Union of Public Employees
(CUPE) workers and the Village
of Nakusp, B.C., ratified a new
five-year agreement on Dec. 11
after more than 28 months of ne-
gotiations, said the union.
Sixteen of 23 eligible voters
attended the ratification meet-
ing and 75 per cent of members
voted in favour of the tentative
agreement, according to CUPE.
"We are pleased to finally have
a new agreement in place and we
are now prepared to focus our at-
tention on rebuilding our work-
ing relationship with the village,"
said Andy Cruden, CUPE, Local
2450 president.
The agreement runs from
Aug. 1, 2016, to July 31, 2020,
and it includes wage increases
of 1.5 per cent, 1.5 per cent,
1.75 per cent, two per cent and
two per cent in each year of the
agreement, said the union.
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