Labour dispute at Halifax airport ends after deal for ground services workers

Published on April 20, 2009; Published on January 4, 2010
The Canadian Press ~ The News

Topics :: International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers , Halifax Stanfield International Airport , Air Transat , Halifax

HALIFAX - A labour dispute at the Halifax airport ended Saturday when locked-out Servisair workers voted 65 per cent in favour of a revised offer from the company.

The contract includes a one-year wage freeze.

About 80 employees, members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, were locked out on April 1 after they rejected the multinational company's demand for a two-year wage freeze.

Servisair provides ground services for several airlines at Halifax Stanfield International Airport, including Air Transat, Sunwing, Purolator and WestJet.

The one-year deal calls for about 15 per cent of the workers to get a lump-sum payment next April equal to three per cent of their regular pay over the preceding year.

A union spokesman says the company also agreed to several changes in contract language that will improve working conditions.

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