Machinists Sign Five-year Agreement with Weir Canada!

Mississauga, ON – Members of IAMAW Local Lodge 1922 have signed a new collective agreement with Weir Canada.
The five-year agreement provides wage increases of 3.5 per cent in the first year retroactive to January 1, 2012, 3.5 per cent in the second year, and 3 per cent in the third, fourth and fifth year respectively. Other agreement highlights include :
• Improved contract language
• Two additional paid sick days per year
• Increased shift premium
• Increased lead hand premium
• Increased meal allowance
• Increased on-site per diem

The ten members working at the Toronto Service Centre consist of millwrights, mechanics, inspectors, painters and shipper/receivers. Weir Canada delivers end-to-end solutions for mining, transportation, milling, processing and waste management activities.
IAMAW, among the largest industrial trade unions in North America, represents more than 700,000 active and retired members, and administers more than 5,000 contracts in transportation, woodworking, aerospace, manufacturing and defense related industries.