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ICS couriers in Vancouver vote to take job action

VANCOUVER, April 20, 2015 /CNW/ - Concerns over job security, restoring pension funding, and greater autonomy in the workplace have pushed couriers at ICS to vote in favour of strike action if a resolution cannot be found.

"We want to get a solution done at the bargaining table," said Unifor Local 114 plant chair Kevin Gibbs. "But ICS has to get serious about a deal."

Bargaining has been ongoing for months, and since February 25, 2015 the employer and Unifor Local 114 have been engaged in the conciliation process under Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), but the workers could strike as soon as May 14, 2015.

ICS is owned by Transforce, a company that has bought up many of the courier businesses in Canada in recent years. In Western Canada they have been slowly consolidating these companies leaving hundreds of workers without jobs. ICS workers want binding assurances about job security as Transforce consolidates its workforce.

One of the key bargaining demands for the couriers is pension funding that was cut in 2006. Unifor says that now that the company is on more secure footing, it needs to restore that funding.

"Our members are prepared to walk a picket line for the job security and restored pension funding that they deserve," said Mario Santos, the Unifor National Representative at the bargaining table.

Unifor is Canada's largest union in the private sector, representing more than 305,000 workers. It was formed Labour Day weekend 2013 when the Canadian Auto Workers and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers unions merged.

SOURCE Unifor

 For further information: please contact Unifor Communications Representative Ian Boyko at 778-903-6549 (cell) orIan.Boyko@Unifor.org

Media Advisory - Over 400 Cascade Aerospace workers set to begin job action tomorrow morning

ABBOTSFORD, BC, June 3, 2014 /CNW/ - More than 400 skilled workers at Cascade Aerospace are set to begin legal strike action at 11 a.m on Wednesday, June 4.

"We have been at the bargaining table for months, with the goal of finding a deal that is fair for all parties, but we have no intention of accepting concessions from a company as profitable as Cascade," said Gavin McGarrigle, Unifor's BC area director.

"If we feel we have no option, we will proceed with legal job action, though we are concerned that other workers are going to be rushed in to perform work normally done by our skilled engineers and technicians," added McGarrigle.

Cascade Aerospace, owned by the Halifax-based IMP group, is the primary DND contractor for repair and overhaul on the DND Hercules heavy transport plane fleet covering the Lockheed Martin C130 E, H and the new J models.  The Unifor workers also help the firm repair commercial aircraft for firms such as CanJet and Lynden Air Cargo and are currently working on two Lockheed Martin C130 cargo planes for the Mexican government.

Cascade is the second-largest employer in the Abbotsford community.

What:    Photo opportunity and media availability as workers establish picket line

When:  Wednesday, June 4, 11 a.m.

Where: Cascade Aerospace facility, 1337 Townline Road, Abbotsford, BC

Unifor was founded Labour Day weekend 2013 when the Canadian Auto Workers and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers unions merged. Unifor is Canada's largest union in the private sector, with more than 305 000 members including over 10 000 working in the Aerospace industry.

SOURCE Unifor

 For further information: please contact Unifor Communications Representative Katie Arnup at 416-333-8097 (cell) orKatie.Arnup@unifor.org

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