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CUPE Local 500 and City of Winnipeg reach tentative agreement

CUPE Local 500 represents over 5,000 Winnipeg city workers. CUPE

WINNIPEG – The city of Winnipeg and the union representing more than 5,000 of its workers have reached a tentative contract settlement.​

In a release posted on the CUPE Local 500 website tonight, the negotiating committee says it is recommending its members vote yes to the deal.

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The union won’t release any details about it until its members have had a chance to review it.

Last week, city workers overwhelmingly rejected an offer from the city and gave the union a strike mandate.

No dates have been set for union member meetings or a vote.

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