After a collaborative and constructive round of bargaining, CUPE 600 and the Government of Saskatchewan is announcing they have signed a tentative agreement with employees who deliver services to some of Saskatchewan’s most vulnerable people.
“As staff who provide services to clients with special needs and experiencing cognitive disabilities, we know first-hand how important the work we do is in supporting and providing a good quality of life to individuals in our communities,” said Nancy Seman, president of CUPE 600. “We have made great strides in meeting the needs of our members and the individuals we serve.”
CUPE 600 represents approximately 250 members who work directly for the Community Living Service Delivery through the Social Services and Central Services ministries. The new collective agreement improves wages and working conditions for staff, but also includes important targeted provisions:
- Trial period for improved shift patterns and schedules.
- Wage/market supplements to better align with other Government of Saskatchewan employees doing comparable work.
- The agreement sees improvements to pension contributions and will see those increase by .33% to 9% in the third year of the collective agreement.
- Increases to shift and weekend premiums
- The parties agreed to standby provisions in hopes of addressing staffing issues of emergent nature.
“I am pleased with both parties’ commitment and co-operation in working at the bargaining table to reach a tentative agreement that creates equity across the public service and provides fair compensation for employees supporting vulnerable groups,” said Dustin Duncan, Minister Responsible for the Public Service Commission.