Finning International has reached a tentative agreement with 700 of its unionized employees in B.C.
Negotiators for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) are recommending members vote in favour of a deal that would see wage and benefit increases adding up to 22.55 per cent over four years.
Of that, 14.75 per cent would go towards wage increases, according to documents posted on an IAMAW website.
By the end of the contract, a journeyperson would make $41.08 per hour, compared to the current rate of $35.80, a parts sales person would make $38.38 per hour, compared to $33.45 per hour currently, a parts warehouse person would make $31.27 per hour, compared to $27.25 currently,
A ratification vote for Prince George is scheduled for this morning.
Members of the union, including about 100 in Prince George, walked out of 25 locations across the province on June 22.
On July 15, they rejected a previous offer from Finning, reportedly a four-year agreement that included the same wage increases presented in the most-recent proposal.
Stan Pickthall, with the union, has said members "agreed to zero per cent when the company was in trouble two years ago," but Finning has reported "record profits" for the first quarter of 2011.
Equipment and parts sales remain have remained open at its 20 locations in British Columbia, including in Prince George. Technical advice from management, which has experience working on equipment, has also been also available. However, Finning has not been doing work on equipment in B.C.
The tentative deal was reached late Friday.
