Machinists Ratify New Deal with Hobart!
Owen Sound, ON – Members of IAMAW Local Lodge 386 have ratified a new collective agreement with Hobart Food Equipment Group Canada.
The three-year agreement provides for a $350.00 signing bonus and wage increases of 1 per cent in the first year, 1.75 per cent in the second year and 2 per cent in the third year.
Other agreement highlights include :
• Major modifications to bereavement leave
• $10 increase to quarterly pension contributions by company
• Health care benefits cap increased
• Significant improvements to contract language
• Two-twelve hour weekend shifts paid at 40 hour rate when capacity demands
The 155 members manufacture industrial dishwashers for the North American market. Hobart is the market leader in industrial dishwashers for restaurants, cafeterias, hospitals, office complexes, universities, colleges as well as elementary and secondary schools.
The three-year agreement provides for a $350.00 signing bonus and wage increases of 1 per cent in the first year, 1.75 per cent in the second year and 2 per cent in the third year.
Other agreement highlights include :
• Major modifications to bereavement leave
• $10 increase to quarterly pension contributions by company
• Health care benefits cap increased
• Significant improvements to contract language
• Two-twelve hour weekend shifts paid at 40 hour rate when capacity demands
The 155 members manufacture industrial dishwashers for the North American market. Hobart is the market leader in industrial dishwashers for restaurants, cafeterias, hospitals, office complexes, universities, colleges as well as elementary and secondary schools.
