Collective Bargaining Agreement Highlights

Over the next three years covered employees will receive a 6 percent wage increase starting July 1, 2017.
July 1, 2017         2 percent pay raise
July 1, 2018         2 percent pay raise
July 1, 2019         2 percent pay raise
Also vacation leave accruals have increased:

Years of Service Old Hours New Hours Change
1 96 112 +16 hours
2 104 112 +8 hours
3 112 120 +8 hours
4 112 128 +16 hours
5-6 120 136 +16 hours
7 120 144 +24 hours
8-9 128 144 +16 hours
10 128 160 +32 hours
11 136 160 +24 hours
12 144 160 +16 hours
13 152 160 +8 hours
14 160 160 No Change
15 168 176 +8 hours
16-19 176 176 No Change
20-24 176 192 +16 hours
25 & Thereafter 176 200 +24 hours