News: MDS Nordion – Tentative Agreement ratified
Published by Patrick October 18th, 2007 in Bargaining, DCL's Tags: Bargaining, dcl, news.
MDS Nordion and the Public Service Alliance of Canada reached a tentative agreement on October 4, 2007. The three (3) year agreement was ratified by the membership on October 11, 2007.
Some of the highlights of the agreement include:
- Effective April 1, 2007, an economic increase of 4.25% plus an additional 0.75% for the V9 and V10 classifications
- Effective April 1, 2008, an economic increase of 3% plus an additional step to be added to the top of the existing salary grid (with a 3% increase)
- Effective April 1, 2009, an economic increase of 3%
- Improvements to the Vacation, Bereavement and Illness in the Family Leaves
- Improvements to the Group Insurance Plans
Over 40 PSAC members work at MDS Nordion in Vancouver. Nordion produces medical isotopes for worldwide distribution. The revised collective agreement has an expiry date of March 31, 2010.