This transaction is expected to result in a significant salary increase and a seventh week of vacation.
Article author:
La Presse Canadienne
Lia Lévesque
Approximately 200 workers at the factory voted 83% in favor of a new contract offer that would give them a significant salary increase and a seventh week of vacation.
Unifor members increased by $ 2.10 per hour in the first year, another $ 1.40 in the second year, and $ 1 in the third year. 8.7%, equivalent to an increase per 5.1. Cent and 3.8% respectively.
Under the new contract, workers will take a 5th week after 15 years of seniority, a 6th week after 25 years, and a 7th week after 35 years of service.
Unifor National Representative Hugues Perreault said Monday that 83% of approvals "speak themselves" about how satisfied they are. The workers voted for the strike mission, but did not leave.
Perot said the labor shortage in Drammondville had an impact on the situation. Other employers in the area have also raised their salaries to retain and attract workers.
Siemens' Drammondville plant manufactures electrical panels for the residential and industrial sectors.
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