Officials from Héroux-Devtek Inc., a Canadian manufacturer of aerospace products, announced Dec. 19, 2013, that its 110 unionized landing gear products employees at the Laval, Québec facility have agreed to an advanced 4-year extension to the current collective agreement, which now extends through Dec. 31, 2018. The workers concerned are members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Local 1758, affiliated with District 11 (FTQ).
"We are pleased that our employees have once again shared our vision in further building our Laval Center of Excellence, specialized in manufacturing small and medium size complex components for landing gear systems. The changes agreed to as part of this new labor agreement will make our Laval site more productive and competitive and will allow Héroux-Devtek to proceed with new investments in state-of-the-art automated systems and equipment," declared Gilles Labbé, president and chief executive officer of Héroux-Devtek.
Certain complex components for the Boeing 777 contract awarded to Héroux-Devtek will be manufactured at the Laval facility following these investments in new systems and equipment.
Source: Héroux-Devtek Inc.