Dear brother/sister,
Voting for public sector workers in fifteen public sector bargaining units concluded last evening. Votes took place province-wide over the past three weeks.
Overall, members of the public sector bargaining units, representing approximately 20,000 workers across the province, voted 88% in favour of accepting the agreement. The individual bargaining unit results are as follows:
| AGREEMENT | YES |
| Air Services | 78% |
| CNA Faculty | 76% |
| CNA Support | 92% |
| General Service | 83% |
| Group Homes | 94% |
| Health Professionals | 92% |
| Hospital Support | 92% |
| Laboratory and X-Ray | 93% |
| Maintenance and Operational Services | 74% |
| Marine Services | 91% |
| NLC | 87% |
| School Boards | 88% |
| Student Assistants | 96% |
| Ushers | 91% |
| Workplace NL | 93% |
This has been a long and especially difficult round of bargaining, so we are happy to reach this stage and see this overall result.
We will now work on getting the agreements signed as quickly as possible.
On behalf of myself, Secretary-Treasurer Bert Blundon, and the NAPE Board of Directors, I would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to your bargaining teams, the Bargaining Oversight Committee, your lead negotiators, and all NAPE staff for their tireless efforts over the past two years in reaching this point – we would never have gotten here without their time, effort, perseverance, and dedication to our members.
I would also like to extend my sincere appreciation to all NAPE members for your support, encouragement, and unity during this entire process.
We are stronger together.
In solidarity,
Jerry
