Members of Dakota Ojibway Child and Family Services - Locals 435, 436 and 437, who protect children and assist families on the seven Southern Manitoba First Nations, ratified a new two-year agreement last night. 

Highlights include rectroactive wage increases in each year of the agreement and improvements to polices related to overtime and merit increases.

Members are encouraged to make sure the union has their most current contact information in order to receive a copy of their new collective agreement once it is available.