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511i? U '. l" '-:« :. -:‘_M§3:5'TT‘ " S1 \ (5‘ 6 a, u WEDNESDAY. IANUARY 21. 2009 ' WATERLOO. ONTARIO * $1 INCLUDING GST Pa“ City strikes with outside it ‘ -“1 W Z} _a -! / WOl‘ ers ~ - - 1 k w “p: 37 i i _‘i 1’ 3/65“ . ‘ ‘ Banec MACDONALD "h? \ . - .\ ‘ Q. Chronicle Staff ’ t _ gr’ t n :' ‘f _, a _ f The City ofWaterloo and the munic~ - -_ , - r T a} m ipal outdoor workers ratified a if. - _ 11 . - three~year contract Monday. avoid- ' “A? . _' , ‘ Penal drwe ing a strike that would have seen city ‘ "“ r f 71" . j - .. , Page 13 employees. such as snowplow drivers. : / . . o . _ ,..» walk 017 the job. v , , ‘ 6» fil- in”. The two parties reached a tentative or 1“ “I ‘ -._'.'_'. Q .. .t ”a “ i \ agreement last Wednesday morning and -_'_'_' -'.. ,- j A e ‘ ‘ ‘ A- confirmed it at meetings earlier this - H" = 7 g , , ' If»? ; week. at ;. 1_.-;. _. ~._ . ’ 1. v r “1 / , j}. 1 x The deal will see an aver ' 1'- s". in” “ 1 A ’ I ‘ “m; /’ if} agemcrease -y, "i"‘".o .. , 'I e __ , of 2.17 per cent for members of CUPE ‘I‘.'.‘.“-“; -'.'.,' ' y "‘ “I / \_J’ ’ Local 1542 annually through 2011. 14,253,341 " _',~ , f / - The deal will cost the city just under “RM' ' ‘s ““ :_ $720,000. <_, , y - ' 5 “We're really pleased to come to a . 1 I - a, "" ' . - 3 r negotiated settlement and that we didn't . . f'x ‘ -/ A have any service disruptions." said I ‘ . (c .J Mayor Brenda Halloran. , 7 93" - p“ 1)” ,» ‘i ~ The union had threatened to strike if v 3 \-~" ' "" ' ' * a deal wasn't in place by last Thursday. ' ”if _. _1 ‘ ' The mayor admitted that she felt h “ .3 ' -â€"-~ . ~ 2 ' some concern approaching the deadline. , but said that it wasn‘t just the city that ~ ’ was feeling pressure. _ Bum “There were worries on both sides? " ,, she said. “There was a lot of give and '- " One-stop balmy take on both sides." â€" shop/Page 18 Many of those worries centred around wage expectations, but the par- ms ties came to a settlement that fit within the city's budget, Halloran said. Exhibit looks The agreement also includes market ~ - , wage adjustments for some outdoor , bad“ on drugs workers. . life/Page 23 Those increases average out to 27 ’ cents per hour for 70 per cent of union _ “ ‘ ~ . . -â€" .. , . members. The biggest hike will come in ,/ - _ w u 2009 when some wages will rise by 50 ,, ' ' 4, '”‘>1r",.; cents per hour. tapering off to l? cents :>' Y" t per hour in 2010 and 14 cents an hour in ' ’ 2011. ' . . ' I' The city will achieve some savings in "1 ‘f . fibes overtime costs in winter operations as ' 5' , g Waterloo j” , , .'_ 1 well as reduced benefit costs for season- ‘ ”“t‘ al labourers “5 i ‘ a Council approved the deal unaniâ€" it ‘%~ -- Clea r-Out mOUS1Y- YMMU'IVNOTO , Coun. Mark Whaley said the deal was Swing time 0 n 09 s beneficial to both sides . 4 ., The K-W Skating Club's Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje kick up their heels during the swing portion of T1115 was (W0 negotiating teams, their original dance during the 2009 Canadian National Figure Skating Championships in Saskatoon last "W“ wt” 1 “ "' working. for the same (corporation l- week. The local pair won bronze in the senior dance competition, while local junior pairs skaters Brittany - , .. a a 7 working 1" the best interests "1 “U" “1317- Jones and Kurtis Gaskell won gold. For more results see Sports starting on page 26. 13 191 “101-77‘ Ajobwelldone." he said, N 1 . my.“ 1, A gun’s " Q SUBARU ~ V ‘ D . f _, " “ i ,. - GEMINI MOTORS 1 ,. r“ a. “N * ‘ is ' . 26 Manitou Drive . Momma mm. g s‘: z‘. ' Kitchener ON “can useâ€"w ~ . _ WM-mmkavrm-m T“"5‘°’8°‘2°5° nun-Juneau”... Toll Free: 1-877-287-2844