Unifor says crown agencies in Saskatchewan previously on strike, have all ratified collective agreements. Union members working at SaskTel, SaskEnergy, SaskPower, SaskWater, DirectWest adn SecureTek have been voting in communities across Saskatchewan for the last several weeks. Unifor says the new collective agreements include a net increase in spending beyond the five per cent cap originally imposed by the provincial government. The details are below. Nearly 5-thousand Unifor members working at Crown corporations in Saskatchewan were on strike between September 30th and October 19th.
The ratified agreement at SaskTel provides a monetary package of 5.0 per cent over five years and includes:
1st year – 0.0 per cent
2nd year – 0.0 per cent
3rd year – 1.0 per cent
4th year – 2.0 per cent
5th year – 2.0 per cent
The ratified six-year agreements at SaskEnergy, SaskWater, and SaskPower provide a monetary package of 7.0 per cent over six years as follows:
1st year 0.0 per cent
2nd year 0.0 per cent
3rd year 1.0 per cent
4th year 2.0 per cent
5th year 2.0 per cent
6th year 2.0 per cent
The ratified six-year agreement at the WSA provides a six per cent increase in annual wages over six years with an additional one per cent increase in pension:
1st year 0.0 per cent
2nd year 0.0 per cent
3rd year 1.0 per cent
4th year 1.0 per cent, 1.0 per cent pension increase
5th year 2.0 per cent
6th year 2.0 per cent
To acknowledge that employees experienced hardship during the 17-day labour disruption, active-full time employees at SaskTel, SaskEnergy, SaskPower, SaskWater will receive four days pay and full time employees who worked in essential positions during the strike will receive a pro-rated number of days pay.