Ajax library workers ratify ground-breaking contract, win premium pay for everyone

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Postmedia has not reviewed the content. by Business Wire Ajax library workers ratify ground-breaking contract, win premium pay for everyoneAuthor of the article:AJAX, ON — Ajax library workers ratified a new collective agreement on Thursday last week, concluding 16 months of bargaining with the Ajax Public Library. The Employer ratified the deal yesterday afternoon.THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLYSubscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman, and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLESSubscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLESCreate an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountCUPE 3565, the union that represents full- and part-time library workers in the Town of Ajax, narrowly averted a strike on September 21 when they achieved a tentative agreement shortly after the strike deadline.“Our members should feel proud of what they achieved in this round of bargaining,” said Elaine Lievaart, acting President of CUPE 3565. “We did more than defeat the Employers’ concessions; we won improvements for all library workers.”This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.A key demand by the union was the introduction of a $2-per-hour premium for all employees scheduled to work on Sundays. Library workers were the only group of full-time unionized municipal employees in Ajax without any kind of premium pay on weekends. All library workers – full-time, part-time, and pages–will now have access to the premium.Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns.By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of Top Stories will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again“It was important for the union that every member get this improvement,” said Lievaart. “When the Employer offered it to some workers, but tried to exclude others, we said: ‘No way!’”The gain sets a precedent for other library workers in Durham Region who do not have access to any form of premium pay on evenings or weekends, and who will soon be entering into bargaining with their own employers.“This really is a question of fairness for all municipal workers, no matter what part of the municipality they work in,” said Devon Ward, CUPE 3565 spokesperson. “We hope that the gains we made in our contract will also be possible for library workers across the Region.”The CUPE 3565 Bargaining Team presented the agreement in detail at a special members’ meeting on Thursday evening, where members voted overwhelmingly to ratify the deal. represents 73 full-time and part-time library workers at the Ajax Public Library in the Town of Ajax, Ontario. 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