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North Bay
city workers
sign contract
NORTH BAY, Ont. — A tenta-
tive agreement was reached last
week after multiple bargain-
ing days, and has already been
ratified by the North Bay City
Council.
"We were really pleased to be
able to recommend this deal to
our members," said Brian Phil-
lips, president of Local 122. "It is
fair to our members, who are on
the front lines delivering high-
quality public services every
day."
The three-year deal includes
annual wage increases of 1.5 per
cent, said the union.
The deal also includes non-
monetary improvements to
working conditions, such as
posting of overtime in all de-
partments, more notice for shift
changes, new language on a
return-to-work protocol and an
improvement to bereavement
leave provisions, according to
the union.
Local 122 represents roughly
300 members, in departments
as diverse as roads, parks, tran-
sit, the waste transfer station,
water and wastewater, and city
hall administration.
This deal does not include
North Bay library workers, who
are also represented by CUPE
122, said the union.
Peel Region,
Ont., CAS
strike ends
after 13 weeks
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. —
Workers from the Children's
Aid Society of Ontario's Region
of Peel (Peel CAS) have ended a
13-week strike.
"Now the important thing is
getting back to work and letting
the arbitration process contin-
ue while our members focus on
what is important, the children
and families of Peel who rely on
our service," said Sonia Yung,
president of local 4914 of the
Canadian Union of Public Em-
ployees (CUPE).
The strike ended after Peel
CAS agreed to CUPE's request
to reach an agreement on their
outstanding issues through
binding arbitration, according
to the union.
Vancouver
Shoppers
Drug Mart
workers ratify
new deal
VANCOUVER — United Food
and Commercial Workers
Canada (UFCW) Canada Local
1518 members working at the
Shoppers Drug Mart location
on Davie Street in Vancouver
have ratified a new collective
agreement.
The new deal will include im-
provements to wages, benefits,
said the union.
The new contract drastically
reduces the amount of hours
employees have to work before
they are able to qualify for den-
tal benefits, according to the
union.
New language has also been
added to the agreement to im-
prove workplace safety, particu-
larly for overnight employees,
said UFCW.
Members will also receive
a signing bonus and off-scale
wage increases of $0.25 to $0.30
per hour — dependent on the
number of hours worked — in
the second and third years of the
agreement, said the union.
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