CN Tower workers ratify tentative agreement, ending 2-week lockout: union
Members of Unifor Local 4271 approved the agreement with Canada Lands Company — the federal Crown corporation that owns and operates the CN Tower — in a vote held on Sunday, according to a Unifor news release.
The new three-year collective agreement includes increases in wages and improves benefits across health, dental and vision care, the union said.
Workers who do not earn gratuities will see annual increases of 4.25 per cent, the union said. Those who do earn gratuities will see a 4 per cent raise in the first year, followed by 2.5 per cent increases in each of the next two years.
Le Café cooks will additionally receive a $1 per hour raise, and utility attendants will receive 50 cents more per hour, the news release said.
The agreement also improves annual retirement allowances and the gratuity policy, the news release said. It includes a commitment to "stabilize hours of operation" and the hiring of a third-party consultant to review the pension plan, the union said.
Coverage for hearing aids and safety shoes will be expanded, and the waiting period for part-time employees to access benefits will be reduced from two years to one.
Unifor Local 4271 represents more than 250 food and beverage workers at the CN Tower, including hosts, wait staff, bartenders, chefs, cooks and butchers, the news release said.
The union began negotiating with Canada Lands Company in April. Talks reached a standstill in late June, and workers were locked out from the CN Tower the day before Canada Day.
Restaurant operations at the CN Tower are expected to resume on Tuesday, the union said.
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