Thursday December 14, 2006
For Immediate Release
Mississauga, ON – Members of IAMAW Local Lodge 235 have ratified a three-year closure agreement with National Grocers Limited, a division of Loblaws.
The jobs of the 12 members employed at the warehouse located in Mississauga just west of Toronto, which include forklift mechanics and electricians will be eliminated by the end of 2008 due to contracting out. The agreement calls for a $1,000 signing bonus and a $1,000 Christmas bonus for each year of the agreement. The members are entitled to a severance of three weeks salary for every year of service to a maximum of $75,000. The agreement also includes retraining provisions.
The IAMAW, among the largest industrial trade unions in North America, represents more than 700,000 active and retired members, and administers more than 5,000 contracts in transportation, woodworking, aerospace, manufacturing and defense related industries.
