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Members of the Nova Scotia Government & General Employees Union (NSGEU/NUPGE) working for the Nova Scotia government ratified their tentative agreement on July 29 by 93.8 per cent.
Negotiated collective agreement provides improvements over three years
The tentative agreement was reached on July 9.
“We are pleased to have a new agreement for the over 8,000 women and men who provide valuable public services to Nova Scotians throughout the province,” says Joan Jessome, President of the Nova Scotia Government & Employees Union (NSGEU/NUPGE). “We want to thank the bargaining committee for all of their hard work reaching this agreement.”
The new agreement will run from April 1, 2012 – March 31, 2015 and includes a wage increase of two per cent as of April 1, 2012, 2.5 per cent on April 1, 2013, and three per cent on April 1, 2014.
Members who work in the civil service include: administrative professionals, forest technicians, geologists, child-protection workers, food inspectors, fisheries technicians, accountants, planners, clerks, architects, youth workers, tourism workers, archives and museum staff, correctional officers, fisheries and agricultural technicians, vehicle-compliance officers, and many more.
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