We’re happy to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement with Pagemasters North America for a first collective agreement. It will be in force until the end of December 2014.

The agreement sets out all of the basic rules and principles that one would normally expect in a first collective agreement. Current employees, many of whom came to Pagemasters after working several years at The Canadian Press, will see their salaries and benefits maintained or ?grandfathered? – with an opportunity for increases as the company grows.

The full text of the agreement will be available within a few days, and we will e-mail it to members. We’re in the process of working out the logistics of a ratification vote and will be in communication with you about that shortly.

Many thanks for your support and your suggestions over the past months.

Terry Pedwell, branch president
Keith Maskell, CMG staff representative