Region disappointed with Unifor’s failure to ratify

Waterloo Region - The Region is disappointed that Unifor 4304 members failed to ratify the tentative collective agreement negotiated by their bargaining team.

The bargaining teams from the Union and the Region met for 11 days of bargaining since October. All bargaining was conducted in good faith. The Union and the Region’s bargaining teams reached a tentative settlement on January 13^th. The tentative settlement was recommended to the members by the Union’s bargaining team. The members rejected this settlement in a ratification vote on January 19^th, and have indicated that strike action will begin on Tuesday, January 21.

At this time, the Region is unaware of the reasons the Union members failed to ratify the tentative agreement.

The Region remains available to discuss next steps with the Union.

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For more information, please contact:

Bryan Stortz, Director of Corporate Communications, 519-575-4408