Your Bargaining Committee returned to the table with the employer, on March 30^th and April 6^th, to continue from where we left off, before the provincial election. We are pleased to report progress in a number of areas, including agreement on some changes to the Postings language and Health and Safety. However, the more contentious issues remain outstanding at this time and we have yet to table our monetary proposals.

At commencement of bargaining, we agreed to a protocol to negotiate non-monetary items first. This way, we can focus on local issues and problems that can be equally important, but do not involve money. If we are unable to reach agreement, these issues can remain on the table when we table the monetary proposals and still be included in the final settlement.

Next dates have been scheduled for April 19^th and 21^st and we will report back following these meetings.

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In solidarity,
Andrea McDonald, Bargaining Committee Chairperson 
Preet Sangha, Bargaining Committee member
Deanna Fasciani, Bargaining Committee member
Linsay Buss, Staff Representative – Negotiations

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