The Canadian Auto Workers union says contract talks are moving slowly as it tries to get a deal to avert a strike at midnight Monday of its Air Canada ticket agents.
“There’s really been no change since yesterday,” said CAW president Ken Lewenza in an interview on Monday morning. “I’m very disappointed actually.”
The union made a counter-offer on pensions—one of the main sticking points—to the company and was expecting a response late Sunday night, but had not received anything as of 10:30 a.m. Monday. The union opposes a proposal to move to a defined contribution plan, limited to new hires only, from a defined benefit plan, which has a guaranteed payout.
The CAW has been talking tough, saying its 3,800 members across the country will walk off the job, at midnight Monday if there’s no new agreement.
Lewenza said last week that the CAW would not be considering rotating strikes or pushing back its deadline, arguing that the full threat of a labour disruption forces decisions.
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Source: Toronto Star
“There’s really been no change since yesterday,” said CAW president Ken Lewenza in an interview on Monday morning. “I’m very disappointed actually.”
The union made a counter-offer on pensions—one of the main sticking points—to the company and was expecting a response late Sunday night, but had not received anything as of 10:30 a.m. Monday. The union opposes a proposal to move to a defined contribution plan, limited to new hires only, from a defined benefit plan, which has a guaranteed payout.
The CAW has been talking tough, saying its 3,800 members across the country will walk off the job, at midnight Monday if there’s no new agreement.
Lewenza said last week that the CAW would not be considering rotating strikes or pushing back its deadline, arguing that the full threat of a labour disruption forces decisions.
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Source: Toronto Star
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