Special Meeting of Council to ratify UNIFOR agreement

Waterloo Region – A Special Meeting of Regional Council will take place tomorrow for final ratification of the agreement with UNIFOR Local 4304.

The agreement represents an overall increase of 9.88% in wages and benefits for UNIFOR Local 4304 members over three years, effective May 1, 2023.

This includes wage adjustments of:

• 3% on May 1, 2023, plus a one-time market adjustment of $1.00/hour on May 1, 2023
• 2.25% on May 1, 2024
• 2.25% on May 1, 2025

The Region is committed to providing a modern, competitive workplace across the organization and we value the work of all employees who provide critical services to over 650,000 residents on a daily basis.

All Grand River Transit buses, including MobilityPLUS buses, will resume service on Thursday, May 11, and customer service centres will reopen.

We appreciate that residents throughout the community rely on transit on a daily basis and we recognize the disruption the strike has caused.

To show our appreciation for customers and to acknowledge the disruption, no fares will be collected on transit from Thursday, May 11, up to and including May 22, Victoria Day. Customers who purchased a May monthly pass before May 8 will receive a June pass.

More information for customers and on free transit service is available on www.GRT.ca/updates

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