Overview
- Council 4000 and Local 100 members each voted to approve the contract on July 17, locking in the terms after a conciliation process and 21-day cooling-off period.
- The contract provides full employer pension matching, expanded health coverage, front-loaded sick days with unused-day payout options.
- New job-protection provisions prevent outsourcing and strengthen stability for spare-board and on-call staff, while crew scheduling procedures will be refined.
- Unifor’s Council 4000 represents about 1,800 station, maintenance and onboard employees and Local 100 covers roughly 700 technical staff.
- National President Lana Payne said the pact protects frontline roles, and Quebec Director Daniel Cloutier credited member solidarity for securing the agreement.