Saskatchewan
nurses reach
tentative deal
REGINA — The union for Sas-
katchewan's nurses has reached
a deal with the organization that
represents the province's health
organizations.
The Saskatchewan Associa-
tion of Health Organizations
and the Saskatchewan Union
of Nurses issued a joint news
release on March 4 stating they
have signed a memorandum
of agreement on a tentative
four-year collective bargaining
agreement.
The agreement would be ef-
fective April 1, 2014, to March
31, 2018.
The joint statement said de-
tails will not be released until
after the ratification process has
been completed.
Special mediator Richard
Hornung was brought in late
last month after more than sev-
en months of bargaining failed
to find consensus.
The Saskatchewan Associa-
tion of Health Organizations,
which bargains on behalf o f
the prov-
ince, had said negotiations
broke down when the talk
turned to wages.
Tentative
agreement
between
Toronto,
inside workers
TORONTO — The union rep-
resenting about 20,000 inside
municipal workers in Toronto
accepted a tentative four-year
contract with the city.
CUPE Local 79 president
Tom Maguire said the union is
recommending its members ac-
cept the deal when it goes to a
vote.
No details of the agreement
will be revealed until after the
voting takes place.
The union said part-time staff
at the city's 10 long-term care
facilities will have their contract
sent to arbitration due to out-
standing issues. Those workers
do not have the right to strike.
Earlier this month, Mayor
John Tory said the city had is-
sued what it called a "final offer''
which Maguire rejected by say-
ing it would create a "two-tier''
system for contracting out pub-
lic services.
The city posted highlights of
its offer online, which included
protections against contracting
out for some workers in addi-
tion to a five per cent raise over
four years.
The city had settled with
its 5,400 outside workers last
month.
A deal struck between South Africa's government, unions and mining companies will save at least 16,000
jobs in an industry hurt by a global commodities rout. Offi cials say they are closing shafts and retrenching
tens of thousands of workers as prices for platinum, coal and iron ore plunges.
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