Wednesday September 13, 2017
For Immediate Release
Victoria, B.C. – Alliance Engineering Works has a new collective agreement with the members of IAM Local Lodge 456.
The three-year agreement provides wage increases of 2.1 per cent in the first year and 2 per cent in the second and third year respectively. The second and third year of the agreement also has Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) protection of 2.5 per cent.
Other agreement high lights include:
- New prescription safety eyewear of one set per year
- New safety footwear allowance of $100 per year with a carry-over if not used
- Spray painting and Galvanizing will receive an additional $1.00 per hour premium for every hour worked on top of their hourly wage
The 14 members ratified the agreement by a margin of 83 per cent.
Alliance Engineering Works fabricates structural steel and miscellaneous metals, fabricates ornamental steel and it also erects structural steel for commercial and industrial structures.
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For further information:
John Humphrey – IAM District Lodge 250 Business Representative
250-360-2505/250-889-8903
Bill Trbovich – IAM Director of Communications
416-386-1789 Ext #31/416-735-9765
