May 25, 2010 at 11:30 AM
CAW members at Canadian North have ratified their collective agreement by 84%. The new Collective Agreement is in effect from January 1, 2010 until December 31, 2012.
Contract highlights include:
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Wage Increases (Article 5)
? Jan 01, 2010 – 0%
? Jan 01, 2011 – 2.0%
? Jan 01, 2012 – 2.5%
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PEP – Productivity Efficiency Program (same as received by the Flight Attendant’s)
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Communications in writing to the Union for the following: shift alternations of fourteen days or greater, lay-offs and recalls, leaves of absences, transfers, change of status, promotions demotions, terminations, additionally all correspondence under Article 14 and Article 15 shall be copied to the Union District Chairperson.
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Improvements to the Company Benefits – increased from once a year to once each quarter during the first month of every month.
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Paid time off for the District Chairperson (one day @ month)
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Improved language regarding Discipline and Discharge -- Article 15. The Company will offer an Employee the right to have the presence of a duly accredited representative(s) of the Union.
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Non-Hub Base Ops premium $.25 @ hour
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The northern allowance guarantee has been renewed.
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Location added to the definitions – means a work location(s) within a Base, examples of work locations are Airport and Cargo. Edmonton, Yellowknife and Iqaluit are considered to have separate work locations. All other base will be considered as one Location/Base.
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Improvements to Article 11 – staff reductions
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Contracting Out Language – with a severance penalty
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Orientation time for New Hires
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Protection for laid-off employees from losing their recall rights (Article 11.10a) should they be working as a Casual and be unable to report for assignments they will only be deemed to have resigned from there Casual status (Article 21).
In Solidarity,
Aida Kirameddine, District Chairperson - Bargaining Committee
Wynne Wu, Bargaining Committee
Mike Byrne, CAW National Staff Representative
Ron DiPasquale, Executive Assistant West CAW Local 2002
Ron DiPasquale, CAW Local 2002,Executive Assistant West
Tel: (778) 835-0791