Strike over at Niagara-on-the-Lake parts plant

Deal includes payment of lost wages

A two-week strike at Industrial Management Group in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., is over after Unifor Local 199 reached a tentative agreement with the employer that was ratified by the membership.

"It was the significant union response to support our fair demands and defend the picket line from the employer's attempts to gain access that made a real difference," said Doug Orr, national representative.

Workers at Industrial Management Group, previously Seneca Manufacturing, voted overwhelmingly in favor of the agreement reached yesterday, according to the union.

The deal includes immediate payment of lost wages withheld by the employer, as well full settlement to the outstanding arbitration and Labor Relations Board rulings. The agreement will see up to half of the 14 workers return to work beginning Wednesday after being on strike since Nov. 13, said the union.

The agreement allows for the terms of the current collective agreement to be enforced month to month, as well as a continued relationship with the employer's current customers into 2017 as it looks for new investment, according to the union.

The company makes hinges for Multimatic in Concord and front end components for THK, formerly TRW, in St. Catharines.

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