Local This afternoon accepted the mediators bid by both the Swedish Transport Workers’ Union and the counterparty Ports of Sweden . Thus there will be no strike in the port of Umeå.
The new port and stevedoring contract now signed involves Transport prior notice of industrial action is withdrawn.
The agreement now concluded means, among other increased job security for the extraordinary board staff, the so-called “flashes”.
the new port agreement expires in 13 months, from april 1, 2016 to april 30, 2017 and provides a wage increase at 641 per month. It also means that central and local extensions listed with 2.28 percent.
In addition, increased the guaranteed working hours for extra conscripted personnel – the so-called flash units – from 3 to 4 hours .
Transport’s contract manager ombudsman Peter Winsten is satisfied with the agreement.
– the salary increase is acceptable given how it has looked for other contracts. But the real positive is that we have achieved an improvement in flash DEVICES job. We have fought for the extra hours and it feels good that it is secured. That is a first step in the right direction. Now we hope that the working group on the situation of the flash may result in a further step, he says in a press release.
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