TORONTO, May 7, 2012 /CNW/ - The union representing about 300 striking
workers at Reliance Home Comfort Limited says the union would like to
get back to the bargaining table and negotiate a fair agreement.
"The employees have helped to build this company up to highly-regarded,
profitable enterprise it is today. They are seeking an agreement that
compensates them fairly, and does not discriminate against new hires
and installers," says Dave Moffat, Ontario Administrative
Vice-President of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of
Canada.
"The workers want to get back to serving their customers, but the
company's insistence on pension, benefits and overtime clawbacks is
prolonging the strike," says Moffat. "We simply want a fair collective
agreement and are prepared to go back to the table at any time."
The 295 clerical and operational employees, members of CEP Local 1999,
install and repair heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment
for homeowners throughout Ontario. They work out of offices in Windsor,
Sarnia, London, Brantford, Cambridge Burlington, Kingston and Thunder
Bay, Ontario.
CEP is the largest union in several key sectors of the Canadian economy,
including the energy, oil and gas, telecommunications, forestry and
media sectors.