LATEST BARGAINING NEWS
On October 23, 2024, members voted to accept a new four-year agreement.
The new agreement highlights include general wage increases, the addition of a new step at the top of each wage scale, increases to the 15-year long service step and the addition of a new long-service step at 20 years.
Other improvements include increases to the health care spending account and vacation increases for long-serving employees.
Overview of Bargaining So Far
Members of CFS Central Support - Local 265 had an opportunity to put foward their ideas and proposals for improving their collective agreement at a Local meeting on July 18, 2024.
The Bargaining Committee then pulled together these proposals into a package to exchange with the employer.
On September 10, the Bargaining Committee reached a tentative agreement with the employer. Highlights of the tentative agreement include: general wage increases, vacation day increases, and a health spending increase.
At the ratification vote on October 23, members voted to accept the agreement.