August 30, 2009 at 5:00 PM
Your Bargaining Committee met with the Company continuously for the last seven days to bargain a new collective agreement. Federal Mediation Officer Paul Macdonell assisted the bargaining process.
After much discussion, we are pleased to announce that the CAW was able to reach a tentative agreement with the Jazz Technical Services group.
John Murawesky, Chairperson of the Bargaining Committee said, "After the past few days it was looking like a deal would not be possible. In fact the parties remained apart after a self-imposed deadline. We have reached a tentative agreement that has received the unanimous endorsement of the Bargaining Committee. We are proud of what we were able to achieve in this negotiated settlement."
The ratification schedule will be released in the coming days. Details of the agreement will be provided at the ratification meetings.
Your CAW Bargaining Committee recommends that you vote "Yes" to this tentative agreement.
In solidarity,
Jazz Tech Bargaining Committee,
John Murawesky, Jazz Tech Bargaining Committee Chair
Peter Brown, YYC
Ian Waite, YXU
Ghobud Khorasani, YYZ
Daniel Marion, YUL
Dave Gylland, YHZ
Roberto Lampasona, Tech II
Ron Smith, CAW National Staff Representative
Bob Orr, Assistant to the CAW National President