VANCOUVER – Alberta and Northwest Territories employees at Finning International Inc., the world’s largest Caterpillar heavy equipment dealer (TSX:FTT), have approved a one-year contract extension.
The agreement, with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers provides for a wage increase of 5.25 per cent and expires on April 30, 2013.
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The settlement covers about 1,700 hourly Finning workers.
Finning International Inc., in business since 1933, sells, rents and services equipment and engines and is headquartered in Vancouver.
The Company operates in western Canada, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, as well as in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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