Airport workers vote to accept contract
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A strike by Winnipeg airport workers is officially over.
Union members ratified a deal today, reached earlier this week between Winnipeg Airports Authority and the Public Service Alliance of Canada.
About 150 airport employees — including managers, tradespeople and administrative workers — went on strike July 24. They were without a contract since June 30, 2016, and cited issues such as work being contracted out to non-union employees, wages and pension-plan changes.
“Our priorities for this round of contract negotiations were to give WAA the stability needed to move the company forward as our industry changes and evolves. This agreement delivers on these priorities,” said Barry Rempel, Winnipeg Airports Authority President and CEO.
The new collective agreement includes a 10 percent salary increase over the 6 years of the agreement that will expire June 30, 2022.
The new agreement also provides a healthcare spending account, increases to the overtime meal rate and standby pay, modernizes terminology, and removes some pre-existing redundant language in the contract.
“This is a fair agreement that addresses our members concerns,” said Marianne Hladun, regional executive vice-president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, Prairie Region. “We are so proud of our members as they prepare to get back to their work.”