Tuesday September 24, 2013 For Immediate Release Port Coquitlam, BC – Members of IAM Local Lodge 692 have ratified a new collective agreement with Westcan Industries. The new three-year deal provides wage increases of 2 per cent in each year as well as an increase in employer pension contributions of five cents an hour in each year. The ten members consist of CNC Technicians
Tuesday September 24, 2013 For Immediate Release Vancouver, BC – Members of IAM Local Lodge 692 weighed the pros and cons and have ratified a new collective agreement with Mettler Toledo. The new three-year agreement provides wage increases of 4 per cent in the first year, 2 per cent in the second year and 2 per cent in the third year. Other agreement highlights include :
Monday September 23, 2013 For Immediate Release Richmond, BC – “The new owner of Pacific Industrial Scale, Avery Weightronix, wanted reduced overtime rates and the elimination of a floating holiday, and that was just for starters, “ explained IAM District Lodge 250 Business Representative Paul Pelletreau. “We made it very clear there would be no agreement with these or any other concessions.” The result was a
Monday September 23, 2013 For Immediate Release Surrey, BC – Solid wage increases highlight the latest IAM collective agreement with Carmanah Industries. The four-year agreement provides wage increases of 2.5 per cent in the first year, 2 per cent in the second and third year and 2.5 per cent in the fourth year. Other agreement highlights include : • $200 lump sum payment to each members
Monday September 23, 2013 For Immediate Release Burnaby, BC – Any concern that Sulzer Pumps would close its Burnaby Service Centre have disappeared. “The concerns during the last collective agreement were fueled by significant layoffs that saw our number reduced to ten members,” explained IAM District Lodge 250 Business Representative Business Paul Pelletreau. “Although manufacturing was eliminated at the Burnaby location, the plant’s responsibilities for
