Unifor Western Regional Director Gavin McGarrigle joined Local 114 members on strike in Whistler for a rally to support public transit and push for a fair contract.
BELLEVILLE—After concessions were tabled during contract negotiations, Unifor Local 1839 members have voted 100% in favour of taking strike action if bargaining doesn’t produce a tentative agreement by April 1, 2022.
“Seeking concessions from front-line workers is shameful,” said Lana Payne, Unifor National Secretary-Treasurer. “Transit workers have earned a fair contract and we will accept nothing less.”
Whistler resident Isla shares her petition on the picket line. Since January 29, the petition to support Local 114 members on strike has been signed by 1,900+ supporters in the region.
The Honourable Minister Merrilee Fullerton, MPP, MD
Minister of Children, Community and Social Services @email
Dear Minister,
Re: Lennox Addington Interval House
I write to you on behalf of the twenty (20) women who work at the Lennox Addington Interval House in Napanee, Ontario, who have been on strike since October 29, 2021.
Members of Unifor Local 2216 ratified a new 4-year collective agreement on Saturday, March 5, 2022.
Local President Lee Gee and Unit Chairperson Clinton Pothier said they are happy with the work of the bargaining committee to reach a new agreement that sees wage increases of 3.5% in the first year (retroactive to March 1, 2021) and 3% each year until February 28, 2025.
You’re invited to join the region’s transit workers when they gather in the Whistler Village on March 17 to send B.C. Transit a message: workers and community members are united for a fair contract!
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