College support workers ratify new contract Français

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Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)

Oct 01, 2014, 17:33 ET

TORONTO, Oct. 1, 2014 /CNW/ - Support workers at Ontario's 24 colleges have ratified their new collective agreement.

In a vote count conducted today by the Ontario Labour Relations Board, the workers, who are represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), voted 87 per cent in favour of the tentative deal which they had reached with the colleges on Aug. 15.

"Clearly our members liked what they saw in the tentative agreement and today they threw their wholehearted support behind it," said OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas. "We look forward to four years of steady relations with management."

SOURCE: Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)

Mike Culkeen, OPSEU Negotiator, 1-800-268-7376 Ext 8721

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Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)

The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) is one of the most progressive and powerful unions in Ontario. It represents 165,000 frontline workers who provide a vast array of public services in communities across the province. They work in provincial government...

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