Members of PSAC/UNDE Local 40807 have ratified a new three-year collective agreement with Sodexo following two weeks of strike action.
‘It is a good day when workers’ rights are respected and members achieve fair wages and benefits,’ said Marianne Hladun, Regional Executive Vice-President for the Prairies with the Public Service Alliance of Canada. ‘Credit belongs to the members who stood strong on the picket line and remained united throughout this process.’
Highlights of the agreement include:
- General economic increase of 12% over 3 years
- Signing bonus for full time, part time and casual employees
- $2 per hour allowance for members training new employees
- Reduction of employee health benefit premiums from 50% to 25%
‘Thank you to my fellow members, our union, and the community on and off the base at 15 Wing for their unwavering support throughout this strike,’ said Cheryl Leonardo, President of PSAC/UNDE Local 40807. ‘We forced a multinational corporation to listen. We showed that the people doing essential work on military bases deserve fair wages, dignity, and respect. This agreement did not happen because Sodexo suddenly chose fairness; it happened because we stood together and demanded change.’
Workers will return to work Thursday morning. The previously filed unfair labour practice complaint has been resolved to the satisfaction of the union and has been withdrawn.