Mediator finds Amazon's refusal to share wage proposals caused bargaining impasse with B.C. union
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Vanmala Subramaniam
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Summary
An independent mediator has found that Amazon refused to provide wage proposals during negotiations with Unifor Local 114 for a first collective agreement covering hundreds of warehouse workers in Greater Vancouver, causing a bargaining impasse. The mediator submitted a report to the B.C. Labour Relations Board stating that Amazon's approach to bargaining was effectively unreasonable, hindering progress toward a first contract. Unifor began meeting with Amazon representatives in October to establish the terms of the agreement.
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the mediator involved in helping negotiate a first contract between Unifor Local 114 and Amazon said that the tech giant's approach to bargaining was effectively unreasonable
the mediator found, it hindered t
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