Includes strong wage gains, focus on inclusivity: Unifor
The bargaining committee for Unifor, Local 2182 representing Canadian Coast Guard Marine Communications Officers secured a tentative agreement on June 20 with strong improvements in language, particularly around issues of inclusivity, and monetary gains in each year of the agreement.
The agreement covers members in regional headquarters and operational stations nationally in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia, and in Iqaluit and Nunavut, said the union
“The bargaining committee worked hard to make the new agreement reflect the needs of the membership across several locations,” said Michelle Arruda, Unifor national representative. “It was important to see things like family-related leave, bereavement leave and paid domestic violence leave be made accessible to members in a variety of circumstances.”
Monetary increases amount to 2.8 per cent, 2.2 per cent, 1.5 per cent and 1.5 per cent over the four-year term of the agreement, said the union.
A ratification vote will be held in the coming days.
