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March 26, 1999
(Treasury Board)


The following statement was issued today by Anna Thistle, President of Treasury Board. It was also read in the House of Assembly:

It gives me great pleasure to rise today in order to inform all honourable members that government has recently negotiated two more collective agreements. 30 signed agreements are currently in place covering in excess of 30,000 workers. This represents 85 per cent of government's workforce. These two agreements were reached through the collective bargaining process and both provide for a wage settlement of seven per cent over 39 months, as with all other collective agreements.

Negotiations of a new collective agreement for the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers Association (NLTA) in Labrador West have produced a basis for a tentative agreement which the parties will be presenting to their principals for acceptance.

The negotiating committees are confident that they have reached a settlement covering approximately 120 teachers in Labrador West. Both the NLTA and the school board will be consulting with their principals prior to confirming that a tentative agreement has been reached.

I am also delighted to announce that the Avalon West School Board has reached a tentative agreement with their support staff. These 246 employees are represented by the Newfoundland Association of Public Employees (NAPE). The school board feels confident the NAPE negotiation committee will be successful in presenting their deal to the membership.

This government has moved forward on collective bargaining with many of the public sector unions. It must be recognized, however, that to reach agreement good faith negotiation from both sides of the bargaining table is required. As we continue the collective bargaining process, I am confident that we will reach agreements with the other unions that have outstanding contracts with government.

1999 03 26                           9:10 a.m.


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