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Globe and Mail, Unifor deal includes enhanced mental-health benefit

bwolfe — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 19:00:54 +0000

The union representing employees at the Globe and Mail has ratified a new three-year contract that will provide a $1,500 mental-health benefit. Howard Law, director for the media sector at Unifor, says the mental-health benefit was increased from $850 and won’t be subject to the overall paramedical cap of $1,500. Read: Reliance Home Comfort, Unifor […]

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New collective agreements for FCL, GFL staff include benefits improvements

Jennifer Paterson — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 13:00:48 +0000

New collective agreements for two separate groups of employees include improvements to health benefits and work-life balance. The negotiations between Federated Co-operatives Ltd. and Unifor, which have been bargaining since the last collective agreement expired on Aug. 31, 2020, include improvements to benefits, increased scheduling flexibility and a one per cent wage increase in each […]

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Rio Tinto workers striking over pension plan, retirement benefits

bwolfe — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 13:00:04 +0000

About 900 employees at Rio Tinto Group’s aluminum smelting facilities in Kitimat, B.C. are on strike after Unifor Local 2301 and the company failed to reach an agreement on July 25. The union continued negotiations with Rio Tinto until the strike deadline at midnight, according to a press release. Unifor is seeking changes to workers’ […]

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Unifor, Chartwell continuing contract negotiations over sick days, bereavement leave

bwolfe — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 13:00:06 +0000

Contract negotiations are continuing between Chartwell Master Care and the union representing employees at an Ottawa-area retirement home, after the employer proposed cuts to paid sick days and changes to bereavement leave. The proposed cuts at Chartwell Stonehaven include a reduced annual cap on sick days — from 12 to six — for full-time employees, […]

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Reliance Home Comfort, Unifor deal increases paid sick days, employer RRSP match

bwolfe — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 19:00:32 +0000

The 830 locked-out employees at Reliance Home Comfort sites in Ontario are heading back to work after their union ratified a new contract with the company on June 30. The new collective agreement includes two new paid sick days, improvements to the extended health benefits cost-sharing and a one per cent increase to the matching […]

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Nestlé plant workers ending strike after winning benefits, pension increases

lbailey — Tue, 25 May 2021 18:50:06 +0000

The 470 striking workers at a Nestlé Canada chocolate bar factory in Toronto are heading back to work as their union reached an agreement with the company on May 20, securing wage, benefits and pension increases for its members. “We’re very happy with the results. The company is investing in the employees, so we see […]

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CFIB, Unifor clashing over proposed $15 federal minimum wage

mdunne — Fri, 14 May 2021 19:00:47 +0000

The head of the country’s largest private sector union says Parliament should raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour and possibly put future increases into the hands of an independent commission. Unifor president Jerry Dias says an independent commission could be comprised of key stakeholders to research the effects of minimum wage policy […]

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Pensions, permanency of contract workers at heart of Nestlé strike

lbailey — Fri, 07 May 2021 13:15:20 +0000

More than 470 employees at a Nestlé Canada plant in Toronto are on strike after Unifor Local 252 and the company failed to reach an agreement on May 1. The main sticking points include making temporary workers permanent — with access to Nestlé’s benefits and defined contribution pension plan — and increasing the employer-sponsored amount […]

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Sanofi joining CAAT’s DBplus pension

mschmit — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 05:00:17 +0000

Two unions representing nearly 1,000 employees of Sanofi Canada are joining the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology’s DBplus pension plan. Both Unifor Local 1701 and the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 772 will join the plan effective April 1, according to a press release, which noted the company is joining the multi-employer plan […]

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