Approximately 1,350 striking aircraft assembly workers at a new large-scale jet-building facility at Pearson Airport in Mississauga have turned down a proposed agreement with Bombardier, a Montreal-based company. According to Unifor, the union representing these workers, the rejection occurred on Tuesday afternoon, prolonging the strike at both the Aircraft Assembly Centre at Pearson International Airport and the pre-flight operations facility at Waterloo Regional Airport.
Approximately 1,350 striking aircraft assembly workers at a new large-scale jet-building facility at Pearson Airport in Mississauga have turned down a proposed agreement with Bombardier, a Montreal-based company. According to Unifor, the union representing these workers, the rejection occurred on Tuesday afternoon, prolonging the strike at both the Aircraft Assembly Centre at Pearson International Airport and the pre-flight operations facility at Waterloo Regional Airport.
The strike began over a week ago following unsuccessful negotiations for a new contract with Bombardier on June 22. On June 24, the assembly plant workers declined a previous offer from the company. Despite Bombardier’s announcement on Tuesday morning of a tentative deal, no further details were disclosed.
The parties are now preparing to return to negotiations in an effort to reach a resolution. Bombardier’s new Global Manufacturing Centre, relocated from Downsview to Pearson a few months ago, is a state-of-the-art final assembly plant spanning 770,000 square feet. This facility, costing around $670 million to construct, is the largest standalone structure built at Pearson Airport in the last two decades and employs several thousand workers, producing aircraft sold worldwide.
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