Sasktel, Unifor ratify new collective agreement

REGINA - SaskTel said late Thursday that Unifor has voted in favour of ratifying a new three year collective agreement after its current collective agreement expired March 12, 2016.The new agreement will be for a three-year term ending March 16, 2019. Highlights include:- Retroactive to March 13, 2016, all hourly rates of pay shall be increased by 1.75%;- Effective March 19, 2017, all hourly rates of pay shall be increased by 1.65%;- Effective March 18, 2018, all hourly rates of pay shall be increased by 1.20%;- Retroactive to March 13, 2016, employer contributions to the Public Employee’s Pension Plan (PEPP)...