Members of CUPE Native 5820 have ratified an settlement with the County of Simcoe.
The three-year settlement features a $1.58-per-hour improve within the first 12 months and a 3 per cent improve in each the second and third years.
The settlement means “services will continue without interruption,” CUPE acknowledged in a information launch.
Union members had been negotiating for a take care of the county since final December, looking for “fair wages that are in line with inflation and the increasing cost of living,” in keeping with an announcement on the union’s web site.
“Our members want to be recognized for the value and the services they provide to the county and the residents. We are asking for a fair deal that recognizes the work that our members do. We work hard. Our members are caring, compassionate people who are proud of the work they do,” CUPE Native 5820 president Wendy Monsinger beforehand mentioned.
The union introduced Friday an settlement had been ratified.
“While this agreement makes gains for our members, they are still well behind workers in neighbouring regions and counties who are paid more to do the same work,” Monsinger mentioned. “We will continue to fight to close the gap so that our members are paid fairly for the work that they do.”
CUPE Native 5820 members working for the county embody workplace, technical and clerical staff, in addition to social and kids’s providers staff.
The settlement is topic to ratification by the county.
