By Nigel Maxwell

Northern mine workers vote for new contract

Oct 7, 2014 | 6:57 AM

The ink is still drying on a new agreement affecting roughly 535 mine workers in northern Saskatchewan.

Unionized employees at the Key Lake and McArthur River mines, which are operated by Cameco, have voted in favour of a four-year contract that provides a 12 per cent increase over the term of the agreement.  The contract expires Dec. 31, 2017.

The previous contract expired Dec. 31, 2013.

In late August, a nearly nine-month contract dispute came to a head with the union issuing strike notice.  Cameco responded by issuing a lockout notice. 

The workers were off the job for nearly two weeks before the two sides reached a deal.

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