The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has reached a tentative agreement with the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees (NAPE) for 16 collective agreements. These agreements are subject to ratification by over 21,000 NAPE members across the province.

NAPE will be presenting these tentative agreements to membership in the coming weeks. In order to respect NAPE’s ratification process, details on the agreements will be released upon ratification.

Quotes
“Members of the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees (NAPE) deliver important services in communities throughout the province. I am pleased that a tentative agreement has been reached. I thank Minister Coady, NAPE President Jerry Earle, and their respective teams for their commitment and dedication to this process.”
Honourable Andrew Furey
Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador

“I extend my thanks to the negotiating teams from the Provincial Government and the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees for completing a challenging but respectful series of negotiations. I look forward to working with the union as they begin the ratification process with our public service employees who are members of NAPE.”
Honourable Siobhan Coady
Deputy Premier, Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board

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Media contacts
Meghan McCabe
Office of the Premier
709-729-3960
meghanmccabe@gov.nl.ca

Victoria Barbour
Treasury Board Secretariat
709-729-4087, 327-6152
victoriabarbour@gov.nl.ca