City of Nanaimo and the IAFF ratified a new Collective Agreement

Key Points

• The parties are pleased that an agreement could be achieved without the use of a mediator or interest arbitration.
• This is the first time since the mid-1990’s that the parties have reached agreement in advance of the existing collective agreement’s expiry date.
• This agreement will ensure predictable labour relations costs for the next four years, and the process through which the parties achieved it has enhanced existing relationships.

Quotes

"I would like to emphasize the speed by which this important document was agreed to. Bargaining is often a lengthy and complex process involving many rounds of negotiations. The parties who came together to prepare this agreement covered a tremendous amount of ground in a short period of time. Congratulations to everyone involved."

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