THUNDER BAY — Members of the Service Employees International Union working at the Chartwell Select Thunder Bay retirement residence will receive retroactive wage increases following an arbitration hearing.
A three-member panel has awarded pay hikes of two per cent retroactive to November 2016, another two per cent retroactive to November 2017, and a further one per cent effective immediately.
The arbitrators also approved some benefit changes.
The two-year collective agreement covers nearly 50 employees including personal support workers, cooks, RPNs and dietary and housekeeping aides.
Management and union bargaining teams went through conciliation in 2016 and met several times in 2017 without reaching an agreement on their own.
Chartwell LLP is one of the largest operators of retirement homes, nursing homes and other assisted-living facilities in North America, with 180 properties.
The SEIU is the largest health care union in North America, with about 110,000 Canadian members.
