Library workers ratify tentative agreement

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Essex County Library workers are on the verge of returning to work after eight months off the job, following the ratification of a tentative agreement that was reached in the early hours Thursday morning.

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The ratification vote for the members of Local 2974 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 2974) took place Thursday afternoon. The union is awaiting a ratification vote from the Essex Library Board which is scheduled for Friday.

Representatives from the union are withholding comment until after the board’s vote.