Firefighters working at the Chalk River Laboratories will receive wage increases of 10.5 per cent dating back to April 2024, plus a $1,700 lump sum payment and benefit improvements under a recent federal arbitration decision.
The decision, dated September 15 and written by arbitrator Jasbir Parmar, directs that firefighters should receive their retroactive pay within “three pay periods” of the award.
Retirees eligible for new benefits are to be notified by registered mail within four weeks.
The arbitration award is the result of stalled talks between Canadian Nuclear Laboratories and the 52 members of the Chalk River Fire Fighters Association (Local F4 of the International Association of Fire Fighters) after the end of their last collective agreement on March 31, 2024.
The award gives the firefighters wage increases of four per cent on April 1, 2024, four per cent on April 1, 2025, and 2.5 per cent on April 1, 2026, similar to wage increases negotiated by the Chalk River Professional Employees Group (CRPEG) and other unions on site.
The contract will expire March 31, 2027.
In addition to the wage increases and lump sum payment, Parmar awarded the firefighters four new benefits “that are more specific to the nature of the work performed by these employees which have become quite common across fire services”…
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