Union at Halifax shipyard building Royal Canadian Navy ships gives strike notice
HALIFAX — The union at the Halifax shipyard where the “backbone” of the next generation of Royal Canadian Navy vessels are being built has given 48-hour strike notice, with picket lines expected to go up Saturday morning.
Unifor issued a news release late Wednesday saying a strong majority of 850 unionized employees at Irving’s Halifax Shipyard have rejected a tentative contract.
Marine Workers Federation Local 1 said in the release that 75 per cent of its members voted against the deal offered following eight months of negotiations.
The union said the four-year tentative agreement that was rejected included wage increases of 1.5 per cent per year over the next four years.