CAMI employees ratify new contract [Video]

Wage increases, new paid holidays and a big signing bonus are part of the new contract for CAMI employees in Ingersoll, Ont.

Approximately 900 workers were at Centennial Hall in London, Ont. on Sunday, voting in favour of their new two-year agreement, which will expire on Sept. 20, 2026.

96 per cent of production workers voted in favour while 81 per cent of those in trades voted to ratify the deal.

“It’s been a very big day today,” said Mike Van Boekel, CAMI plant chair.

“We’ve been at the hotel (bargaining) for the last couple of weeks and today we rolled out a tentative agreement and our members voted overwhelmingly to approve our new contract.”

CAMI employees have been on a rotating shift for three years and this will get them back to two full shifts in the new year.

A CAMI employee puts a ballot in the box ratifying …