City workers vote in favour of collective agreement

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Steve Speck, president of Local 4705 CUPE, said city workers, both the inside and outside units, have ratified a collective agreement with city managers. They voted at the Garson Arena June 23. Photo by Bill Bradley.

Steve Speck, president of Local 4705 CUPE, said city workers, both the inside and outside units, have ratified a collective agreement with city managers. They voted at the Garson Arena June 23. Photo by Bill Bradley.

Jun 24, 2010- 11:06 AM

By: Bill Bradley - Sudbury Northern Life

City of Greater Sudbury employees belonging to the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 4705 have voted in favour of a new collective agreement.

Four voting sessions were held at the Garson Arena June 23. The union has 1,300 members.

“The sessions were busy, especially the 5:30 p.m. session,” Steve Speck, Local 4705 president, said.

He said 78 per cent of the city's inside workers and 70 percent of the city's outside workers voted to accept the contract.

About 700 out of the total membership cast their ballots, he added.

The offer is not a done deal yet, as it must still be ratified by city council.

Speck said he could not provide details of the collective agreement, including the length of the contract, until it is approved by city council.

Speck said there were “heated discussions” among the workers attending the ratification meetings June 23.

“We had a good debate,” Speck said.

In the last collective agreement, five years ago, Speck said 80 per cent of inside workers and 68 per cent of outside workers voted it favour of the contract.
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5 Comments

  • cynnical1 6/24/2010 6:51:08 PM - Report Abuse

    It's on the Sudbury Star site in part....

  • Tomcat 6/24/2010 5:25:30 PM - Report Abuse

    Speck said he could not provide details of the collective agreement, including the length of the contract, until it is approved by city council. Obviously reading isn't one of your stronger suits CCNR@IPC

  • DougD 6/24/2010 3:19:55 PM - Report Abuse

    CCNR@PC - it's not posted anywhere.

  • cynnical1 6/24/2010 12:19:30 PM - Report Abuse

    Good thing they accepted or they would have had Phil and his groupies bashing them for being greedy malcontents who feel a sense of entitlement....HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA!

  • CCNR@IPC 6/24/2010 11:52:07 AM - Report Abuse

    just looking for a copy of their contract.. Any one know where it is posted for us to read?
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