As a result of ratification votes held on Saturday, October 1, 2022, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is pleased to announce that collective agreements have been reached with 13 bargaining units represented by the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees (NAPE). With this result, collective agreements for 97 per cent of the nearly 20,000 public service employees represented by NAPE have been ratified and will proceed to signing.
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and NAPE worked together to reach a fair and responsible agreement that is intended to strengthen our public service. Highlights of the agreements include:
- A two per cent wage increase each year for four years;
- A one-time employee recognition bonus payment of $2,000;
- Increases to travel on employer’s business provisions, including meal allowances and various reimbursements for vehicle usage;
- Increases to protective clothing and uniform allowances;
- The formation of a joint committee to identify issues with recruitment and retention in all NAPE bargaining units;
- A review of the current policies and practices regarding e-work arrangements within government and its entities, including the regional health authorities;
- Flexibility for employees to substitute a statutory holiday such that they may observe a non-Christian faith based holiday;
- An increase in maternity, adoption and parental leave without pay to seventy-eight weeks; and
- The addition of paid family violence leave, providing the ability for employees to take time away from the workplace.
These agreements are for a term of four years.
Three collective bargaining groups did not ratify the tentative agreement. The Air Services, Correctional Officers, and Marine Services groups represent a total of approximately 650 public service employees.
Since the beginning of 2022, agreements have been ratified or signed with the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association, the Newfoundland and Labrador Dental Association, the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers Association Labrador West Collective Agreement, the Professional Association of Residents of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees. Negotiations are commencing with other public sector unions in the province in the coming weeks.
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“I extend my thanks to the negotiating teams from government and the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees for collectively accomplishing a fair and responsible agreement that recognizes the important work of our employees in the public service. These agreements provide new terms and conditions of employment that will benefit our public service. I am pleased that 13 agreements will proceed to signing, representing approximately 97 per cent of our public service employees represented by the union. We will engage with NAPE concerning the three agreements that were not ratified.”
Honourable Siobhan Coady
Deputy Premier, Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board
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Media contact
Victoria Barbour
Treasury Board Secretariat
709-729-4087, 327-6152
victoriabarbour@gov.nl.ca