Weekly Update: October 25-31

Strikers’ Agreement Makes Gains  – As mentioned in our hotline, on Monday our Rogers Abbotsford technicians, who have been on strike for over 4 months, ratified a 5-year Collective Agreement with substantial monetary and non-monetary gains, including:

• 16.5% over 5 years, including a .49% RRSP employer contribution increase
• Improved automation protection
• Expanded and clarified work jurisdiction
• A new annual boot allowance
• New access to the Rogers Employee Share Accumulation Plan
• An additional paid holiday

Congratulations Abbotsford for showing that solidarity and perseverance works, and thank you to the Bargaining Committee for negotiating this deal: Staff Representative Jayson Little, Local Union Representative Steve McWhirter, and Technicians Keller Reeves and Norbert Torok.

Your Collective Agreement – Your Collective Agreement sets out many of your working conditions, including pay, benefits and rights, and was negotiated between your Union and the employer. You can access your CA here.

Our Agreements also include language stating that you can request a hard copy from management, so feel free to ask your manager, and let your Union know if you have trouble getting one.

In Solidarity,

Michael Phillips
President
USW Local 1944