Labour peace has been re-established between CUPE 1699 and the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George.
On Friday, a new five-year deal was reached between both parties with support of a mediator, addressing some of the affordability challenges some workers were facing.
RDFFG CAO, Chris Calder told MyPGNow.com given where we are on the calendar, it was especially important to get a deal done.
“Roughly there were similar total costs to what we had outlined through negotiations publicly and there are some minor enhancements for vacation and other things to keep some employees in sort of best-in-class in terms of benefits and entitlements to be sure we are attracting a great workforce and good services to the area.”
“I think we wanted to get this done as soon as we could because we wanted to get the services back to work in a timely fashion and we did everything we could to make that happen.”
CUPE 1699 represents approximately 100 workers in the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George in communities including Prince George, District of Mackenzie, the Villages of McBride and Valemount, and 7 electoral areas.
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