TNRD reaches deal with unionized staff

KAMLOOPS – The Thompson-Nicola Regional District’s Board of Directors is pleased to confirm that a five-year agreement has been reached with the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 900. The current collective agreement expired on Dec. 31, 2013.

The agreement applies to unionized staff in the TNRD, including administration, planning, building inspection, environmental services and utilities.

“The board of directors is pleased with the results of the agreement and is looking forward to the stability that a longer term agreement provides,” TNRD Chair John Ranta said.

The new collective agreement is in effect from Jan. 1, 2014 through Dec. 31, 2018. A key element of the new collective agreement is a 1.65 per cent raise per year for the five years of the agreement.