Nanaimo, BC – Technicians at Canadian Tire, represented by the IAMAW, inched closure to parity with their dealership counterparts following ratification of a new collective agreement.
“Our Technicians are on a flat rate pay system and work has been slow this year with many weeks bumping along on the 28 hours per week guarantee,” explained IAMAW District Lodge 250 Business Representative Alastair Haythornthwaite. “The Techs have a strong desire to raise that guarantee significantly to equal our dealership contracts which typically have a 36 hour guarantee.”
During negotiations, the Union was informed a new owner would be taking over in January 2012. “Taking into account the new ownership change, the membership decided on a one-year agreement that increases the Tech hours to 30 hours per week,” said Haythornthwaite.
The agreement for the 15 members of IAMAW Local Lodge 219 provides wage increases of 10 per cent for Service Writers, 2.5 per cent for General Service Workers (Installers) and 5 per cent for Technicians. The increased hours guarantee for Technicians amounts to a 12 per cent increase in minimum pay.
The IAMAW represents automotive technicians and sales support staff at ten locations on Vancouver Island.
“Our Technicians are on a flat rate pay system and work has been slow this year with many weeks bumping along on the 28 hours per week guarantee,” explained IAMAW District Lodge 250 Business Representative Alastair Haythornthwaite. “The Techs have a strong desire to raise that guarantee significantly to equal our dealership contracts which typically have a 36 hour guarantee.”
During negotiations, the Union was informed a new owner would be taking over in January 2012. “Taking into account the new ownership change, the membership decided on a one-year agreement that increases the Tech hours to 30 hours per week,” said Haythornthwaite.
The agreement for the 15 members of IAMAW Local Lodge 219 provides wage increases of 10 per cent for Service Writers, 2.5 per cent for General Service Workers (Installers) and 5 per cent for Technicians. The increased hours guarantee for Technicians amounts to a 12 per cent increase in minimum pay.
The IAMAW represents automotive technicians and sales support staff at ten locations on Vancouver Island.