Workers at the Belmoral Mines mill and mine at Val d’Or, Que., have agreed to a new two-year monetary package after shutting down operations for a couple of days with a work stoppage.
The 265 workers, members of the Syndicate des Employes des Mines Belmoral (Quebec) Ltee, voted by a big majority to accept the new package which calls for wage hikes of 5% in the first year and 4% in the second year.
The new wage package covers the second and third years of a three-year collective agreement: the original one-year monetary package expired April 1. With the 5% increase for the current year, hourly wage rates will increase to $14.13 for a laborer, $15.48 for a miner, $15.82 for a lead miner, and $16.23 for a mechanic. Under the new wage package, the hourly day shift premium increased from 15 cents to 25 cents , the evening premium from 25 cents to 30 cents , and the night premium from 25 cents to 40 cents . The workers also received a boost in their clothing allowance.
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