Halifax regional council has approved a new two-year collective agreement for more than 300 outside workers.
Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 108 represent workers in various positions including labourers, facility maintainers and operators, gardeners, utility workers, tradespersons, painters, and traffic sign and marking technicians.
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The new contract includes an annual 1.5 per cent wage increase for each year of the agreement.
Mayor Mike Savage said in a statement, “I am pleased that we were able to come to a fair and equitable contract that represents hard work by both bargaining teams.”
The contract is retroactive effective from Nov. 1, 2015 until Oct. 31, 2017.
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