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PEI UPSE/NUPGE members voted 84% in favour of the new collective agreement after a lengthy bargaining process.
Charlottetown (18 May 2016) —The new members of the PEI Union of Public Sector Employees (PEI UPSE/NUPGE) who work at Community Connections have ratified their first collective agreement.
First collective agreement ratified for new PEI UPSE/NUPGE members
The bargaining team has worked hard to draft the agreement, and the team stuck together throughout a lengthy bargaining process. Ratification kits were distributed in April and the ratification meeting and vote followed on May 11.
PEI UPSE/NUPGE members voted 84% in favour of the new collective agreement which provides staff more security and support in regard to their positions with Community Connections.
Community Connections Inc. is a non-profit organization which provides a range of employment, residential, and support services to adult persons with intellectual disabilities in the region of East Prince, Prince Edward Island.
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