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Ste-Claire, July 17, 2018 – Last Saturday, members of the office unit at Prévost (a division of Volvo Canada) ratified the terms of a new collective agreement in a vote of 85 per cent, after a tentative agreement was reached between the employer and the bargaining committee earlier in July.
Non-monetary gains included improvements to the agreement’s articles and appendices that will make it easier to understand and apply in the coming years.
The agreement also provides for salary increases of 2.85 per cent retroactive to July 1st, followed by increases of 2.75 per cent in 2019, and 2.25 per cent in 2020. The three-year collective agreement will expire on June 30, 2020.
Other monetary provisions include the automatic acquisition of a personal leave day, adjustments to the group insurance plan as of the third year of the employment contract and an increase in the employer contribution to the pension plan. These provisions, along with the negotiated salary increases, clinched the deal for the bargaining committee, which recommended it to members.
Prévost is the largest manufacturer of buses and luxury motorhomes in Canada. The company is located in Ste-Claire and has 260 unionized office members who are represented by Unifor Local 1044.
