City and outside workers reach tentative agreement; labour disruption ended

Cambridge, Ont., February 7, 2017 – The City of Cambridge and CUPE Local 32 have reached a tentative collective agreement and workers are expected back on the job Thursday.

“We are pleased that the negotiations went well today and that we have a tentative agreement in place,” said Cambridge City Manager Gary Dyke. “We want to thank the community for their patience. We feel we have a fair settlement in place that protects taxpayers’ interests, and will ensure equitable and competitive compensation to employees going forward.”

Details of the settlement will not be released until the Union and Cambridge City Council vote to ratify the tentative agreements. Once the agreement is finalized, the labour disruption will be over and City services will be fully restored.

The Council vote and further updates will be available at www.cambridge.ca/labournegotiations.

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Andrea Montgomery
Director of Communications (A)
Office of the City Manager
City of Cambridge
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(519) 740-4680 ext. 4606 / cell: (289) 983-1781