We hope, despite the record-breaking heat and rain fall, that everyone is safe and enjoying their summer. As we reach the midpoint of the summer, your bargaining team wanted to provide an update.

Currently, we are working to prepare the now ratified collective agreement for signing by all the locals and the Employer. Once this takes place, the new collective agreement will officially come into effect, covering April 1st, 2021-March 31st, 2024, except for Local 5047, which covers August 1st, 2020-March 31, 2024.

In anticipation of the signing, the process of harmonization across the province has already begun, but it is still in the early stages. Once completed, all school support workers in the same classifications within the NSSBCU, regardless of where they live or the school they work for, will be paid the same.

Once the collective agreement is signed, the process of distributing retro pay will begin. The Employer will have applied to the treasury for the funding, so this cannot happen before the collective agreement is signed. You will receive another update once we have more information regarding timelines of payment.

Your bargaining team is working tirelessly to complete this process and we appreciate your continued support and patience.

Questions?

If you have any questions, please contact your local president for more information.

Gerard Matthews

Strait Regional Centre for Education,

CUPE 955