The City of Yorkton has a new deal with the 70 staff who are members of CUPE Local 342.
The collective agreement between the Union and the City was set to expire Dec. 31, explained Gord Kennedy – Director of Human Resources, with the City at the regular meeting of Yorkton Council Monday.
As per the standard labour relations cycle, negotiations took place to reach a renewal of the agreement, he explained.
After four days of bargaining with CUPE Local 342, negotiations came to completion on December 4, said Kennedy.
The two sides “successfully reached a five year agreement which includes the addition of updates to the Saskatchewan Employment Act, improved safety provisions and continuation of a performance based compensation system that provides flexibility, support and succession planning for services that are of value to the City and its citizens,” he said.
As a result, this agreement results in a total wage increase of 9.36 per cent over that time-frame (1.872 per cent / year), with varied increases, based on individual employee certifications attained.
Council was unanimous is agreeing to ratify the new agreement.
