Moose Jaw Times-Herald: City and transit operators reach a deal

Council ratifies agreement between city and Unifor Transit Union

By Lisa Goudy

City transit operators are getting a 5.75 per cent wage increase over three years.

Al Bromley, director of human resources, talks
about the city's agreement with Unifor Transit
Union at the Jan. 11, 2016 council meeting.
Lisa Goudy/Times-Herald

At Monday's council meeting, councillors approved the collective agreement between the City of Moose Jaw and Unifor, Local 101, Lodge 2014 Unit No. 4187, which represents transit operators. The wage settlement is two per cent on Jan. 1, 2015, two per cent on Jan. 1, 2016 and 1.75 per cent on Jan. 1, 2017. It is also retroactive to Jan. 1, 2015. The operators were working without an agreement in 2015.

"The membership of Unifor ratified the potential agreement, which we had reviewed with the personnel committee back in December," said Al Bromley, director of human resources.


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