NAPE Members in Eleven Public Sector Bargaining Units Vote 83% in Favour of Accepting Tentative Agreements

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For Immediate Release:

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

NAPE Members in Eleven Public Sector Bargaining Units Vote 83% in Favour of Accepting Tentative Agreements

ST. JOHN’S, NL – Voting for public sector workers in twelve public sector bargaining units of the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees (NAPE) has concluded. Votes took place province-wide over the past three weeks.

Overall, members of the public sector bargaining units, representing over 17,000 workers across the province, voted 83% in favour of accepting the agreement. The results are as follows:

NAPE Bargaining Unit

% YES

Air Services

60

College of the North Atlantic Support Staff

90

General Service

78

Group Homes

99

Health Professionals

88

Hospital Support Staff

86

Laboratory and X-Ray

78

Maintenance and Operational Services

75

Marine Services

38

NL Liquor Corporation

86

Student Assistants

97

School Boards

89

“This round of bargaining has been long and arduous, so we are happy to reach this stage and see this overall result,” said NAPE President Carol Furlong. “We will now work on getting the agreements signed as soon as possible.”

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