Wednesday August 3, 2016
For Immediate Release
Orleans, ON – Members of IAM Local Lodge 1295 have ratified a new four-year collective agreement with Belcourt Manor Retirement Home.
“This is only the second agreement for these workers and they are now really seeing the benefit of being IAM members and being able to negotiate their future,” explained IAM District 78 Business Representative Jim Snider. “Over the life of the agreement we were able to raise the wages of Guest Attendants and Receptionists to be in line with their counterparts at other homes in the Ottawa area.”
The agreement provides wages increase of 3 per cent in each year for Guest Attendants and Receptionists and 2 per cent in each year for Registered Practical Nurses and Cooks. Other agreement highlights include :
- Improvement to sick days provisions
- Improved vacation time
- Addition of one floating holiday
- Uniform allowance increases
- Vision Care increases
The IAM represents workers at two retirement homes in Orleans, two in Ottawa as well as Bowmanville, Toronto and North Bay.
For further information:
Jim Snider – IAM District Lodge 78 Business Representative
416-225-9003/613-919-2008
Bill Trbovich – IAM Director of Communications
416-386-1789 Ext #6331/416-735-9765
