Deal runs until 2023: Union
Members of the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union (NSGEU), who work for the Chignecto-Central Regional Centre for Education (CCRCE) in Truro, N.S., voted in favour of a new collective agreement on Oct. 1.
The new agreement is dated July 1, 2015, and ends June 30, 2023.
“Negotiations were challenging and prolonged, but we are pleased to have been able to reach an agreement with the employer with the help of the conciliation officer,” said Jason MacLean, NSGEU president.
Members of NSGEU, Local 71 voted to strike on June 29, after negotiations broke off at the end of the school year, just before the summer break. A series of conciliation dates were held in August and September, with a tentative agreement reached on Sept. 14, said the union.
There are about 570 members of the bargaining unit.
