The Ontario Public Service Employees Union has announced that its members have ratified a new three-year contract, after 89% of voting members voted in favour of the agreement. The ratification comes after a deal was reached last month which ended the nearly five weeks of strike action. Several key benefits to the new agreement include increases to wages, job security enhancements, extended severance and recall rights, and enhancements to bereavement leave. The College Employer Council said it was “grateful” that staff have ratified the new agreement and returned to work. OPSEU indicated that its focus is now on the province, as it intends to “put an end” to the provincial government’s “years of defunding our college system.”
