Unifor Council 4000 to start negotiations with Toronto Terminals Railway January 21
January 18, 2016
The Unifor National Council 4000 Toronto Terminals Railway (TTR) Bargaining Committee will start actual negotiations with TTR on January 21 and 22, 2016 in Toronto. The official opening, which included an informal exchange of proposals from both sides, took place on December 3, 2015.
The Company submitted a short list of contract proposals, but this short list includes items that are contradictory with some of the Union’s proposals. TTR wants revisions within the collective agreement that they view as improving operational efficiencies and providing greater flexibility in terms of hours of work, rest days and filling positions. TTR also discussed with the Union the operational requirements placed on them by Metrolinx, an agency of the Government of Ontario and the operators of GO Transit and UP Express, and the relationship and role of TTR with Metrolinx going forward.
The Union's bargaining proposals were formulated based on our members' suggestions as compiled during our TTR Bargaining Surveys completed in July, as well as input from representatives of the bargaining committee. Paid sick leave, improved benefits and wages were the key items going into this round of negotiations.
Click here to see the results of our TTR Bargaining Survey.
The members of the Unifor National Council 4000 VIA Rail Bargaining Committee is as follows:
The Company submitted a short list of contract proposals, but this short list includes items that are contradictory with some of the Union’s proposals. TTR wants revisions within the collective agreement that they view as improving operational efficiencies and providing greater flexibility in terms of hours of work, rest days and filling positions. TTR also discussed with the Union the operational requirements placed on them by Metrolinx, an agency of the Government of Ontario and the operators of GO Transit and UP Express, and the relationship and role of TTR with Metrolinx going forward.
The Union's bargaining proposals were formulated based on our members' suggestions as compiled during our TTR Bargaining Surveys completed in July, as well as input from representatives of the bargaining committee. Paid sick leave, improved benefits and wages were the key items going into this round of negotiations.
Click here to see the results of our TTR Bargaining Survey.
The members of the Unifor National Council 4000 VIA Rail Bargaining Committee is as follows:
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Council 4000 TTR Bargaining Committee
Barry Kennedy - President, Unifor National Council 400 Mark Robinson - Regional Representative, Unifor National Council 4000 Great Lakes Region (Local 4003) Jeff Ongena - Local Chairperson, TTR Local 4003 Nick Ricci - Vice Local Chairperson, TTR Local 4003 Bob Fitzgerald - National Representative, Unifor |
Unifor has 90 members at TTR who are members of Unifor Local 4003, which is a division of Unifor National Council 4000. Our TTR membership provide track maintenance, flagging and signal services on the Union Station Rail Corridor (USRC) in Toronto. The USRC is used by VIA Rail, GO Transit and the new Union Pearson (UP) Express. TTR is a jointly owned subsidiary of both CN and CP Rail.
Check our TTR Bargaining Updates Page - www.unifor4000.com/ttr-bargaining - which is accessible from off the Home page, for bargaining updates as the information becomes available. Updates will also be posted on our Council 4000 social media sites and Unifor RailLINE.
Follow Unifor Council 4000 TTR Bargaining on Twitter using the hash tag: #Unifor4000TTRnegs
Related:
January 18, 2015 See our new Unifor Toronto Terminals Railway Bargaining updates page
December 8, 2015 Unifor Council 4000 opens negotiations with Toronto Terminals Railway
November 30, 2015 Results of the Unifor Council 4000 TTR Bargaining Survey
Check our TTR Bargaining Updates Page - www.unifor4000.com/ttr-bargaining - which is accessible from off the Home page, for bargaining updates as the information becomes available. Updates will also be posted on our Council 4000 social media sites and Unifor RailLINE.
Follow Unifor Council 4000 TTR Bargaining on Twitter using the hash tag: #Unifor4000TTRnegs
Related:
January 18, 2015 See our new Unifor Toronto Terminals Railway Bargaining updates page
December 8, 2015 Unifor Council 4000 opens negotiations with Toronto Terminals Railway
November 30, 2015 Results of the Unifor Council 4000 TTR Bargaining Survey
