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Arbitration Award - April 2018



In the matter of the interest arbitration between Nav Canada and Unifor 1016, Arbitrator Tom Hodges released his decision today, April 20, 2018.

A number of issues were given to the Mr Hodges to decide but the primary ones were wages, overtime and premiums.

  • Increases are effective:

  • July 1, 2017 – 4%

  • July 1, 2018 – 3%

  • Overtime:

  • Effective July 1, 2018

  • All overtime, paid or banked, at a double time rate

  • Shift Premiums:

  • Effective July 1, 2017

  • Evening increased to $1.82/hr

  • Midnights increased to $3.75/hr

  • Weekends increased to $2.50/hr

  • OJI Premium:

  • Non operational will increase from $4.25 to $7.75

  • Operational will increase from $8.50 to $12

  • Staffing:

  • Transfers (relocations) suspended for the balance of this agreement

  • Pay Scales:

  • 2 new steps will be added to the left of each level

  • Steps 1 to 5 become steps 3 to 7

  • The new step 2 will be established 3% below the new step 3 (old step 1)

  • The new step 1 will be established 3% below the new step 2

  • ATT0:

  • ATT0 pay ($35,512) for new hires will apply for the first 90 days of OTS and AIM employees

There are 18 other changes that were agreed to before the mediation-arbitration process that are also included in appendix “A”. These include:

  • 2 year agreement

  • Article 27.06 Leave with Pay for Personal and Family Related Responsibilities

  • Committee to review and renew the Classification Scope Document

  • ATOS Supervision Review Committee

  • Electronic Pay Statements

The full text of the award is available here.

To print go here

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