MTS, managers/professionals union, ratify new collective agreement

WINNIPEG - MTS said late Friday that the Telecommunications Employees Association of Manitoba (TEAM-IFPTE Local 161) has ratified a new three year collective agreement.TEAM-IFPTE Local 161 represents 900 managers and professionals at MTS. The two sides reached a tentative agreement on May 9 and TEAM's negotiating committee unanimously recommended acceptance. TEAM-IFPTE membership held its ratification vote Thursday.The agreement, which has an expiry date of February 19, 2019, includes wage increases of 1.5% in the first year and 2% in each of the following two years."We are thrilled that both negotiating teams were able to reach this agreement and that TEAM-IFPTE membership...