Posted on: 01/06/16
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board and the CUPE 2026 Bargaining Unit reach a tentative local Collective Agreement
The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and its Local 2026 have reached a tentative local Collective Agreement, pending ratification by both parties.
Local negotiations and the ratification process are governed by the new two tiered bargaining structure outlined in the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act, 2014.
The three-year agreement, September 1, 2014 to August 31, 2017 is in accordance with the ratified terms of the central agreement “Memorandum of Settlement between CUPE, the Council of Trustees -Associations (CTA), and as agreed to by the Crown, dated November 2, 2015.”
The CUPE Local 2026 represents approximately 480 Secretarial and Technical support staff in Dufferin-Peel.
The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board is one of the largest school boards in Ontario with approximately 83,000 students in 149 schools located throughout Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon and Orangeville. The board is also one of the largest employers in the region with approximately 11,000 employees.
For more information about the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board and Catholic schools in Peel Region and Dufferin County, visit Dufferin-Peel online at www.dpcdsb.org
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Media Contacts:
Bruce Campbell, General Manager, Communications & Community Relations
905-890-0708, ext. 24466 | 905-609-1480
Lisa Maye, President, C.U.P.E. Local 2026
905-501-1773
