The members have spoken; Parks Canada employees have voted in favour of the tentative agreement that was presented to them.
Over the past few months, we’ve reported a few times on the collective bargaining process, the tentative agreement and the hard work of the bargaining team.
For Loretta Moar, a first-time member on the bargaining team, yesterday’s announcement was very happy news.
“When the announcement was made, I danced around my living room,” admitted Moar. “This is great. I’m glad the membership chose to ratify the agreement.”
The bargaining team’s hard work cannot be overlooked. They spent countless hours on the road, away from home, going from one Local to another to meet with members.
And while the traveling can be tiresome, Moar says it’s not all bad.
“It was nice to meet all the members in my region!”
National Executive Vice-President Eddie Kennedy, who also works for the agency, says he’s very happy with the results and wished to extend his congratulations.
“The bargaining team worked extremely hard to ensure we got the best deal possible, given these uncertain economic times,” said Kennedy.
And for those of you who are curious about Mike LeBlanc’s cat…
“She’s very happy that her daddy is home and was super glad that the collective agreement has been ratified,” said LeBlanc. “It means daddy will be home more. Her tail is up and she is purring!”
Congratulations to our members – and here’s to the bargaining team getting some much deserved rest!
To find out more about the new collective agreement, click here.