Machinists Ink New Deal with Dettson!

September 30, 2011

Sherbrooke, QC – Members of IAMAW Local Lodge 992 have ratified a new collective agreement with Dettson Incorporated.

“We began negotiations on June 7th and came to a tentative agreement by September 15th,” explained IAMAW Grand Lodge Representative Mario Clermont. The membership ratified the agreement by a margin of 82 per cent. “This is a new employer and the creation of a joint labour relations committee to look over the contract application for the next five years and the reactivation of the Health and Safety Committee are positive steps.”

The five-year agreement provides wage increases of 2.5 per cent in each of the first four years and 3 per cent in the fifth year. Other agreement highlights include:
• One additional statutory holiday
• One additional vacation day after each five years of seniority after 18 years
• Four weeks of training for quality inspectors

The 91 members manufacture furnaces for the domestic home heating market.

IAMAW, among the largest industrial trade unions in North America, represents more than 700,000 active and retired members, and administers more than 5,000 contracts in transportation, woodworking, aerospace, manufacturing and defense related industries.


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For more information contact:
For Immediate Release
IAMAW Grand Lodge Representative
IAMAW
Phone: 819-562-6741
Cell: 819-679-0849
Email: mclermonth@iamaw.org
Website: iamaw.ca

Bill Trbovich
Director of Communications
IAMAW
Phone: 416-386-1789 ext #6331
Cell: 416-735-9765
Email: btrbovich@iamaw.org
Website: iamaw.ca

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