To all Finning Members:
Negotiations continued on July 12th and 13th. Your committee has gone as far as we can with Finning, and discussions have stalled. Both parties have come to tentative agreements for most of our proposed changes to the CBA with a compensation increase of approximately 0.75%. This equates to improvements in sick days, vacation entitlement/usage, overtime and bank-time to name a few.
At this point both parties have agreed to apply for mediation, however, this will delay any hopes of bringing a memorandum to you in a timely fashion. The committees had dates set aside for July 26th, 27th and 28th but without knowing when a mediator will be available it’s hard to give definitive dates when we’ll meet next.
Here’s why we’re going to mediation:
Union’s Position | Finning’s Position | |
Year 1 wage increase | 5% | 2% trades only + $2,000 bonus
0% semi-skilled + $2,800 bonus |
Year 2 wage increase | 4% | 2% + $1,000 bonus |
Year 3 wage increase | 2% + Finning’s Bonus plan | 1% + Finning’s Bonus plan or
minimum 2% lump sum |
New NEP-HET rate for new hires (tiered) and existing members red-circled | NO | $46.38 as of 2021 |
Pension | Voluntary and match increase | NO |
Other items left outstanding are; fair wages and allowances for TCRS members, RWA clarity on pay stubs and minor adjustments to premiums in schedule D.
In Solidarity,
Your Bargaining Committee