{"id":3548,"date":"2023-07-25T13:49:34","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T17:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/?p=3548"},"modified":"2023-07-25T13:50:29","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T17:50:29","slug":"canal-corp-members-ratify-five-year-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-41-no-6\/canal-corp-members-ratify-five-year-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Canal Corp. members ratify five-year contract\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3549 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Canal-Corp.jpg\" alt=\"NYS Canal Corporation\" width=\"450\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Canal-Corp.jpg 450w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Canal-Corp-300x64.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em>July 28, 2023 &#8212;<\/em> Nearly 60% of PEF members at Canal Corporation (Division 504) ratified their 2022\u20132027 contract, with a 76% approval rating. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe are pleased that more than half our members at Canal Corporation took the time to learn about and vote on their contract, and that of those, more than three-quarters of them voted, \u2018yes,\u2019\u201d said President Wayne Spence. \u201cUnions give power to the workers and it\u2019s great to see members exercise that power.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The agreement includes 3% increases in each year of the five-year contract and a one-time lump sum bonus of $1,000 for each member upon ratification.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PEF-CBA.-final.-6.1.23-fully-signed-TA.pdf\">Click here for the tentative agreement<\/a>, which now must be ratified by Canal Corp.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3550 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Canals.jpg\" alt=\"New York Canals\" width=\"202\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Canals.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Canals-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Canals-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/>It also includes a significant improvement to the promotional payments system, an increase to navigation season stipend, and the introduction of a water management stipend.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To address the need for better dental coverage, the agreement includes a change from GHI\/Emblem dental coverage to Delta Dental, with no premium share. The deal also includes four weeks of Paid Parental Leave and the ability to convert two extra weeks of sick leave into family leave.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The agreement does include increases over time to the healthcare premium contributions resulting in 16% for the individual rate and 31% for the family contribution rate by 2026.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Canal Corporation contract ran from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2022, and the new one, if ratified by management, would run through June 30, 2027.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cOur team was focused on the issues raised by our members in the contract survey, such as wages, parental leave, and dental insurance,\u201d said PEF Field Representative and Chief Negotiator Caitlin Janiszewski. \u201cThis deal makes tangible progress in those areas.\u201d\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Canal Corporation must now approve the contract for it to go into effect.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 28, 2023 &#8212; 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