Members of Child and Family Services Western Social Work Assistants - Local 461 in Brandon ratified their first collective agreement today.

Highlights of the four-year agreement include wage increases in each year, lump sum signing bonuses, and improvements to overtime and banked time policies.

MGEU negotiators will now work with the employer to finalize and sign-off the document. Members are encouraged to make sure the union has their most current contact information in order to receive a link to their new collective agreement once it is available.