Bargaining
Hastings Entertainment Inc.- Bargaining Update #23 – Tentative Agreement Reached -Ratification Meeting
March 27, 2018
To: All MoveUP Members at Hastings Entertainment Inc.
Please post and/or distribute in your workplace.
Your bargaining committee is pleased to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement with the Company.
We are happy to let you know some of the highlights that are included in the tentative agreement:
6 year agreement;
| January 1, 2018 | 1.0% to all classifications earning $16.00 or more 2% to all classifications earning $15.99 or less |
| January 1, 2019 | 1.0% to all classifications earning $16.00 or more 2% to all classifications earning $15.99 or less |
| January 1, 2020 | 1.5% to all classifications earning $16.00 or more 2% to all classifications earning $15.99 or less |
For hours worked over the years 2015, 2016 and 2017 employees shall receive a signing bonus of,
Up to 1200 hours $300.00
1201 to 2999 hours $450.00
3000 hours or more $700.00
Please note that the venue for the ratification vote is the Hastings Room, located on the PNE property.
The Hastings Room is located at Gate 2, east of the Forum building. It is a short walk from the track. If you plan on driving to the meeting, there is parking available directly across from the entrance. See attached map here.
The Union will hold the meetings, with a vote occurring at the end of each meeting.
Please make sure you attend one of these important meetings.
| Date: | Saturday, March 31, 2018 |
| Place: | Hastings Room – 2901 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC |
| Times: | 9:00 am – 10:30 am 11:00 am – 12:30 pm 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm |
Please use this email for bargaining. HEIStrike@moveuptogether.ca
In solidarity,
Brad Bastien, Senior Union Representative
Keith Parkinson, Bargaining Committee Member
Alina Teymory, Temporary Union Representative