The Honourable Siobhan Coady, Deputy Premier, Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board, is pleased that collective agreements for 13 bargaining units represented by the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees (NAPE) have been signed.
The Provincial Government and NAPE worked together to reach a fair and responsible agreement for the nearly 20,000 public service employees represented by the union. These agreements are for a term of four years.
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.
Since the beginning of 2022, agreements have been 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 now the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees. Negotiations with other public sector unions in the province are currently underway.
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“The signing of these agreements is the culmination of the respectful work by negotiating teams from the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees. This is a fair and responsible agreement that is intended to strengthen our public service. We look forward to reaching agreements with other unions and professional associations currently in the collective bargaining process.”
Honourable Siobhan Coady
Deputy Premier, Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board
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