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City union ratifies agreement voting 94 per cent in favour

City union workers in Williams Lake have ratified a new collective agreement, voting 94 per cent in favour.

City workers in Williams Lake belonging to the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 882B have ratified a four-year collective agreement.

In a vote held Monday, Mar. 4, members voted 94 per cent in favour of accepting the offer from the employer.

The union represents about 110 full-time and part-time workers. On Feb. 16, the workers began a legal strike that continued until Feb. 27.

The IUOE Local 882's business manager Saundra Taylor commented Tuesday that "it's nice to be done."

The members are very grateful to the community for all the public's support we received during the strike, she said.



Monica Lamb-Yorski

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A B.C. gal, I was born in Alert Bay, raised in Nelson, graduated from the University of Winnipeg, and wrote my first-ever article for the Prince Rupert Daily News.
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