So it's back-to-work on Monday. Everyone is just so pleased. The Union The Company The Government Still have the issue of the Plant Chair to be settled or arbitrated, but at least the road camping is over. As an aside, our good pal and buddy, PM Harper, was in and out of YXX on Wednesday and it just...

This letter, followed up by a reportedly stern conversation that Unifor Pres Jerry **** had with IMP Aerospace Pres David Gossen has resulted in a tentative back-to-work agreement being ratified by the membership this afternoon. All new contract language will be adopted into a 4 year deal and the Pl...

At the same time as the ADSE event, both sides received a final settlement proposal presented by the FMCS mediators. It included union concessions on vacation entitlement, company-matched pension contributions, and capped Cost Of Living Allowance increases. The membership voted 95% in favour to acce...

The Unifor demonstration went on as planned with speeches by BC Federation of Labour President Jim Sinclair and Unifor BC Area Director Gavin McGarrigle over amplified PA system that could be clearly heard by the deligates meeting inside the ADSE building. Two days later, the membership received thi...

It quickly became clear that the Cascade Bargaining Committee had essentially ZERO authority to make any significant decisions. These topics were invariably answered with "We'll have to get back to you about that", and then the proposal was run all the way to the top, past Aerospace Div Pres David G...

It's been turning into a long summer as the company had refused to respond to the last proposal submitted by the membership.

After 6 weeks of silence from the Cascade Bargaining Committee, the FMCS (Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service) was able to compel the company to return to negotiations.

The scabs have certainly been brought in to get the Canjet lease-return out the door - some apparently are actual employees, but most are not - MDM Contracting is a supplier. That plane was discovered to have major corrosion in the forward wet area - beams needed replacing etc. The company's 'positi...

theres a facebook profile with info, you can check it out here:

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100005426881469

Scabs

Strike day 4 now.