Unifor members have ratified a new agreement with Stellantis in Canada, ending a strike that lasted over a month. The union representing Canadian auto workers announced on Saturday that its members had voted in favor of the deal, which covers over 12,000 workers at three plants in Ontario. The agreement includes wage increases, improved benefits, […]
Canadian Auto Workers End Strike, Secure New Agreement with Stellantis
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Unifor members have ratified a new agreement with Stellantis in Canada, ending a strike that lasted over a month. The union representing Canadian auto workers announced on Saturday that its members had voted in favor of the deal, which covers over 12,000 workers at three plants in Ontario. The agreement includes wage increases, improved benefits, […]
Canadian Auto Workers End Strike, Secure New Agreement with Stellantis
#Canadianautoworkers #collectiveagreement #Stellantis #strike #Unifor
Property owners in Nanaimo and throughout the province must pay their 2023 property taxes by July 4 to avoid fines.
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The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada went on strike on July 1, representing workers involved in cargo loading and unloading at over 30 B.C. ports.
The employers association claims to have reached the limit of their concessions on core issues in the bargaining process.
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Healthcare Union Backtracks With Quantum Leap From $3/Hour Wage Demand to Roughly Fifty Cents
According to a CSN Newsletter, the organization's central is recommending a 2.2 per cent wage rate increase during the first year of a new contract.
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The provinces' largest public-sector union, Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN), in an info-letter posted on Facebook, is recommending in the 'Exploratory Orientations' a 2.2% hourly wage rate increase for the first year of the contract.
The 2.2 per cent falls well short of the $3/hour mandate the Confederation received on October 2019 from its public sector workers .
If the recommendations are accepted by the union members, and the provincial government the 2.2 per cent increase will be paid retroactively as of April 01, 2020, the start date of the new National Collective agreement. The previous contract expired on March 31, 2020.
The CSN is also asking for a COVID-19 premium, "for workers on the front line of $3/hour or $4/hour for those providing additional availability."
A representative from one of the local unions belonging to the Fédération de la santé et des services sociaux (FSSS), affiliated with the CSN, confirmed the premiums are temporary, do not count towards vacation pay, pension contributions and future hourly rate increases.
The Mandate
In October 2019, Quebec public sector workers voted for a $3/hour pay rate increase on April 01, 2020, plus 3 per cent or $1/hour on April 01, 2021, and again on April 01, 2022.
In the original mandate, a patient attendant at the top echelon (#5) would see their wage rate increase from $22.35 in 2019 to $25.35 on April 01, 2020, to $26.35 on April 01, 2021, and $27.35 on April 01, 2022.
A heavy-duty housekeeping attendant would receive an increase from $19.96 in 2019 to $22.96 in 2020, $23.96 in 2021 and $24.96 in 2020.
CSN Exploratory Orientations
Under the latest pay rate recommendations, a patient attendant at the top echelon on April 01,2020 will earn $22.84/hour. A hourly wage rate increase of .49 cents, a heavy-duty housekeeper with receive a rate increase of .44 cents.
The hourly rate increase for the majority of Quebec healthcare workers will fall within the two amonuts mentioned above, quantum leap from the $3/hour mandate.
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