Bombardier union workers ratify 3-year agreement to end strike at Toronto plant (updated)
31/07/2021 21:13
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By Steve Scherer
OTTAWA, July 31 (Reuters) - The union workers at Bombardier
Inc's BBDb.TO Toronto business-jet assembly plant on Saturday
ratified new, three-year collective bargaining agreements,
officially ending a strike that started last week, according to
a statement.
The approximately Bombardier 1,500 workers who belong to
Unifor, Canada's largest private sector union, voted to accept
preliminary deals reached on Friday, which include wage
increases and higher monthly pension benefits, the union said.
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The union did not say exactly when work would resume at the
facility.
Bombardier's strong-selling Global 7500, which lists for $73
million and is a key revenue generator for the pure play
business-jet maker, is assembled at the Toronto production site.
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada's 700 workers who had made
Dash 8-400 turboprops at the same facility remain on strike as
negotiations between Unifor and the company continue, the
statement said.
(Reporting by Steve Scherer; Editing by Alistair Bell and
Daniel Wallis)
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