The City of North Battleford has signed a new collective agreement with CUPE 287.
That is the union representing the vast majority of City workers. The authorization to ratify the agreement was passed unanimously at council Monday. After that, representatives from CUPE local 287 and city officials including Mayor Ryan Bater signed the agreement.
The collective agreement expired March 31, 2017. This new agreement runs from April 1, 2017 to Dec. 31, 2019.
Among the highlights of the agreement, outlined by Director of Human Resources Trish McConnell is the change to a December end-date, instead of the end of March as was the case before. This change brings North Battleford in line with the majority of other cities in Saskatchewan.
Also included in the collective agreement is the development of a joint position description review committee to review and sign off any changes on qualifications and primary duties of CUPE job descriptions in job postings, as well as a development of a training policy that will come back to council for review and implementation.
“It was months of work together to come to the agreement,” said Bater of the process. He noted both sides seem happy with the outcome.
“We both have a common goal in serving the people of North Battleford. We’re glad to have an agreement to allow that to happen.”
