Winnipeg, MB – Next week, Executive Policy Committee (EPC) will consider the ratification of a negotiated agreement between the City of Winnipeg and the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 500 (CUPE).
The Memorandum of Agreement between the City and CUPE is a four-year agreement, from March 1, 2021 to February 28, 2025, and includes general wage increases in each year of the contract, totalling 10.2% over the life of the agreement:
- 1.70% effective March 1, 2021, to be paid retroactively
- 1.00% effective March 1, 2022, to be paid retroactively
- 1.50% effective December 31, 2022 to be paid retroactively (as necessary)
- 1.50% effective March 1, 2023
- 1.50% effective December 31, 2023
- 1.50% effective March 1, 2024
- 1.50% effective September 1, 2024
Upon ratification, every CUPE member will receive a one-time signing bonus of $900. In addition, a special wage adjustment fund of $400,000 for selected classifications will begin January 1, 2023, and a separate special wage adjustment fund of $1 million for selected classifications will begin January 1, 2024.
Subject to EPC’s approval, the Memorandum of Agreement will then need to be approved by City Council.
The Memorandum of Agreement is publicly available through the Decision Making Information System (DMIS).