{"id":1393,"date":"2022-02-11T08:54:10","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T15:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iamaw2734.ca\/?p=1393"},"modified":"2023-06-27T08:55:26","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T14:55:26","slug":"union-representing-contracted-grounds-crews-for-westjet-say-theyre-close-to-calling-a-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/iamaw2734.ca\/?p=1393","title":{"rendered":"Union representing contracted grounds crews for WestJet say they’re close to calling a strike"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The IAMAW union and employer ATS have been negotiating since September 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Lucie Edwardson<\/a> \u00b7 CBC News \u00b7 Posted: Feb 11, 2022 6:00 AM MST | Last Updated: March 2, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Negotiations between the company that WestJet contracts its grounds crew from and the union representing the workers have reached a critical juncture, where a strike could be called with 72 hours notice at any time. (Darryl Dyck\/The Canadian Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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STORY UPDATE, MARCH 2, 2022: A new agreement has been reached between the union representing WestJet’s grounds crew and baggage staff at the Calgary International Airport and their employer, Airport Terminal Services (ATS).<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Impacted members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) voted 65 per cent in favour of the new agreement and it was ratified on Feb. 25. The new contract offers a salary increase of 12 per cent over the next three years. The contract is next up for negotiation in August 2024.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Contract negotiations between the union representing WestJet’s grounds crew and baggage staff at the Calgary Airport have reached a boiling point with their employer, Airport Terminal Services (ATS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two parties have been in negotiations since September, but haven’t been able to come to a new agreement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Union representative Kevin Timms with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) says ATS recently provided employees a “substandard” offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We held a vote on Monday for a tentative agreement that was voted down \u2014 rejected, and voted in favour of a strike in very high numbers,” Timms said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n