Overview
- Union members voted with 79% participation and 89% in favour to approve the tentative agreement.
- The contract provides 3% wage increases each year for four years, plus targeted pay bumps for low‑wage and hard‑to‑recruit roles.
- Non‑monetary provisions include stronger job protections, a faster grievance tribunal, improved vision and counselling benefits, and a review of excluded positions.
- The agreement establishes dedicated remote positions with defined protections to help maintain stable service delivery, according to the Finance Ministry.
- Ratification formally ends an eight‑week strike that disrupted government liquor distribution, following eight days of mediation led by Vince Ready and Amanda Rogers.