Unifor National Council 4000 TTR Bargaining Survey Results
November 30, 2015

Below are the results of our Unifor National Council 4000 Toronto Terminals Railway (TTR) Bargaining Survey taken amongst our TTR membership governed under Collective Agreement 5.32. The surveys were distributed in preparation for our negotiations with TTR. These results were used by our bargaining committee in determining and prioritizing our overall bargaining agenda.

No.

Demand

%

1

Paid Sick Days

88%

2

Improve Benefits

68%

3

Improve Wages

65%

4

Changes to Discipline System

60%

5

Establish Weekly Pay Periods

44%

6

Expand Benefits to include Massage Therapy/Chiropractic

42%

7

Improve Vacation

23%

8

Adjust Times for Shift Differential Payment

22%

9

Mandatory Rest Day on Statutory Holidays

10%

10

Maintain present TTR Pension Plan

10%

9

No Disciplinary Investigation if Doctor’s Note is provided

2%

10

Re-establish Level 3 Flagman positions that were reduced

2%

11

Signing Bonus

2%

12

Address problems with Bank Time

2%

13

Overtime for working Weekends – Double time for working Sundays

2%

14

Operator Pay Scale adjustment on new equipment

1%

15

Safety Wear Allowance

1%

16

End various shift arrangements

1%

17

Eliminate Paid Parking

1%

18

Loader and Skid Steer classifications recognized in a Machine Group

1%

19

Add Family Day under Statutory Holidays

1%

20

Flagman assignments – Senior member should get best assignments

1%

21

Respect Vacation Agreements – Transparency when assigning Vacation

1%

22

Welders Pay should be equivalent Level 3 Foreman Rate

1%

 

The Unifor National Council 4000 TTR Bargaining Committee met in Toronto on October 15, 2015 to formulate our contract demands and proposals. The bargaining committee members are as follows:

Barry Kennedy - President, Unifor National Council 4000
Mark Robinson - Regional Representative, UNifor National Council 4000
Jeff Ongena - Local Chairperson TTR, Unifor Local 4003
Nick Ricci - Vice Local Chairperson TTR, Unifor Local 4003
Bob Fitzgerald - National Representative, Unifor  

Negotiations will officially kick off on December 3, 2015 in Toronto. We will inform our membership on bargaining updates via our Council 4000 website, social media sites and Unifor RailLINE.