CUPE 4819, the union representing Saint-André-d’Argenteuil employees, and their counterparts with the municipality signed a new negotiated five-year contract that runs from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2027. The previous contract expired on January 1, 2023.
“Our members’ perseverance and our mobilization prompted the municipality to move on the issues we’re experiencing and close the gap between our members and employees in surrounding municipalities in terms of working conditions. These were concrete gains, and we can be proud of what we accomplished,” explained Jean‑Philippe Filion, president of CUPE 4819.
Among the gains we negotiated, the parties agreed on establishing a bona fide job evaluation process to ensure that all positions in the municipality are fairly remunerated. Aside from this process that will begin by 2026, the collective agreement contains wage hikes of 21% over five years, an increase of 1% in the employees’ contribution to the pension plan and a 1% contribution from the employer in 2025 and 0.5% from both for the last two years of the agreement, bringing the total pension plan increase to 4%. Moreover, casual and seasonal employees and students will be entitled to a 3% premium to compensate them for the benefits they are not entitled to due to their precarious status.