City reaches 3-year deals with CUPE locals
The City of Prince Albert and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) locals 160 and 882 have finalized new three-year collective bargaining agreements.
Under the agreements, wages will increase by 2.5 per cent in 2014, 2.5 per cent in 2015 and three per cent in 2016 for all employees belonging to the local. The term of the new agreement runs from Jan. 1, 2014 to Dec. 31, 2016.
“It’s reasonable,” said Mayor Greg Dionne. “It’s above cost of living, so it’s not only moving, keeping them ahead with cost of living, it’s moving their salaries a little ahead, so we’re keeping with … in market.”
The current sick payout benefit will be grandfathered in for all employees hired before March 23. All new employees hired after that date will not have access to this benefit.