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) will increase to 7.45% and employee contributions will increase to 4.45%; and
– Employees on wage maintenance as a result of Job Evaluation will receive the full wage increase(s).
“We're pleased that the members of Unifor have ratified this agreement, and to see that the hard work and commitment of both sides has been fruitful,” said SaskTel president and CEO Ron Styles, in the news release. “This new three-year agreement, allows us to continue to work with Unifor to focus on operating successfully in this ever changing and very competitive industry.”
