Overview
- Mediated talks led by Vince Ready and Amanda Rogers produced the breakthrough on the eighth day of mediation.
- A ratification vote for roughly 34,000 public service members is expected next week, with the bargaining committee recommending approval.
- The Professional Employees Association removed picket lines and will return to bargaining after similar wage terms were extended.
- The tentative deal includes targeted pay adjustments for lower-paid workers and updates to grievance processes, remote-work provisions, and vision and mental-health benefits.
- Liquor distribution backlogs are expected to take weeks to clear, with industry estimating about 800,000 cases to move as services restart; the government says it will respect the ratification process.