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'We are very pleased to reach a collective agreement that is acceptable to the membership of this new Local.' - Joan Jessome.
Antigonish, N.S. (19 Nov. 2010) - Administrative, clerical, technical and non-professional library workers at St. Francis Xavier University (StFX) have won their first contract, averting a strike that could have started as early as today.
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| Joan Jessome, left, with bargaining committee. |
The members of Local 88 of the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union (NSGEU/NUPGE) voted 87.5% to accept a settlement reached as the strike deadline grew near.
"We are very pleased to reach a collective agreement that is acceptable to the membership of this new Local," says NSGEU president Joan Jessome.
Local 88 was certified in December of 2009.
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