A new collective agreement has been signed between CUPE Local 5512 and the Prairie South School Division that sees members receive a wage increase, signing bonus, and the continuation of a retirement gratuity.
Members of the union voted 71 per cent in favour to ratify the new collective agreement with the school division, according to a union news release. CUPE achieved several monetary and non-monetary improvements for its members, including a wage increase of 5.5 per cent during the term of the agreement, a $700 singing bonus and the continuation of a retirement gratuity.
The new agreement is from Aug. 31, 2017 to Aug. 31, 2022.
“We want to thank all of our members for staying strong and united through a difficult round of bargaining. The gains we made at the table would not have been possible without the strong strike mandate from our members and your ongoing support,” Dale Smith, president of CUPE Local 5512, said in the news release.
“CUPE Local 5512 executive will continue to advocate for our members, which includes advocating for sufficient K-12 funding, and working to address violence in the workplace.”
CUPE Local 5512 represents about 422 members who work for the Prairie South School Division. Members work in such areas as administrative assistants, bus drivers, concession workers, educational assistants, building operators, handymen, journeymen carpenters, journeymen electricians, journeymen plumbers, library associates, library technicians, maintenance workers, social workers, and speech and language pathology assistants.
Union employees work in many PSSD schools and buildings, including: A.E. Peacock Collegiate, Assiniboia 7th Avenue, Assiniboia Composite High, Assiniboia Elementary, Avonlea, Bengough, Caronport Elementary, Central Butte, Central Collegiate, Chaplin, Coronach, Craik, Empire, Eyebrow, Glentworth, École Gravelbourg, École Palliser Heights, Kincaid Central, King George, Lafleche Central, Lindale, the maintenance building, Mankota, Mortlach, Mossbank, Prince Arthur, Riverview Collegiate, Rockglen, Rouleau, Sunningdale, the transportation department, Westmount, and William Grayson.
