UFCW Canada Local 1000A members at Mississauga’s Cineplex Cinemas Courtney Park ratified a new collective agreement with wage increases and language improvements.
The deal, which covers 87 workers, was ratified on January 12, 2015. It runs from March 31, 2013 to March 31, 2016.
The bargaining committee was led by Local 1000A Staff Representative Dustin Magee and included Staff Representative Gord Jackson, IIija Dimeski and Judy Tokzke.
“It is a fair contract which provides us with a good foundation to build upon for the future,” said Pearl Sawyer, President of Local 1000A.
“The support and engagement of the membership was key to achieving this contract,” said Magee.Workers will see wage increases throughout the term of the collective agreement. In addition, increases will be added to future legislated hikes to the minimum wage.
Key gains included student leave language, which enables students to apply to maintain their rate of pay and seniority if they are going to a post-secondary institution which is 60 km or more away and/or live in residence.
Additionally, the bargaining committee achieved language that ensures that union stewards will be able to meet with new hires within two weeks of their employment. This contract ensures new hires will have an opportunity to be readily informed about their rights under the collective agreement.
This is the second agreement for our members at Courtney Park since Local 1000A was certified as the bargaining agent for the theatre’s workers on December 22, 2008. Their first contract, then with AMC Theatres, was ratified in March 2010 and ran from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2013.
