NIAGARA FALLS – The Niagara Parks Commission
(NPC) and its Parks Employees, members of the Ontario Public
Service Employees’ Union (OPSEU) Local 217, are pleased to
announce after only one day of conciliation talks, a tentative
contract agreement has been reached.
The memorandum of settlement must still be
ratified by both sides. OPSEU has scheduled a ratification vote
for its approximately 600 members on Thursday, January 21, while
NPC will review and vote on the new agreement during its
regularly scheduled Commission meeting set for Friday, January
22. No details on the agreement are being released until then.
“I want to thank the provincial conciliator for
her assistance in helping us reach what I believe is an
agreement in the best interests of NPC, our staff and the entire
tourism community,” NPC General Manager John Kernahan said this
morning.
OPSEU negotiator Patricia Habermann agreed,
stating, “We appreciate the input and guidance the provincial
conciliator provided. Her involvement was helpful in us reaching
this deal…one we think addresses some of the priority issues
that are important to our members.”
Once ratified, the new agreement will take
effect November 1, 2009.
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