Labour board seals first collective agreement for telecom workers on strike since 2019

Union leaders in B.C. are celebrating a ruling from the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) that puts in place a first collective agreement for telecom workers who had been on strike since 2019.

The CIRB said in its ruling, dated June 22, that it’s the first time since 1986 an application through the Canada Labour Code has been successful in fixing the terms of a first collective agreement.

The ruling comes nearly six years after 238 workers employed by LTS Solutions Ltd., part of Ledcor Group, certified as a local under the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW 213), and sought a collective agreement with the company to improve working conditions, job security

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