Health-care workers end strike after voting 97% in favour of six-year deal with Ten Ten Sinclair

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Health workers at facilities operated by Ten Ten Sinclair Inc. have voted by an overwhelming majority to accept a new contract after walking off the job two weeks ago in a fight over wages.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees Manitoba, which represents about 160 health care aides who work at the non-profit’s seven residential facilities for disabled tenants in Winnipeg, said Friday the vote was 97 per cent in favour of the six-year agreement that includes wage increases and adjustments.

The staff have been working without a contract for the past four years.

The top rate for a health care aide will increase $4.48 per hour, from $18.06 to $22.54. All health-care workers will get a minimum cumulative wage increase above 20 per cent by 2025.

Long-serving health-care aides’ compensation will jump at least 30 per cent during the six-year agreement.

CUPE, Ten Ten Sinclair Housing Inc. and the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority will continue discussions on the status of the seven facilities within the WRHA, according to a memorandum of understanding integrated into the new agreement.

CUPE will assist Ten Ten Sinclair with arranging staff schedules as aides return to work, the union said in a news release announcing the strike’s end.

Ten Ten Sinclair supports approximately 100 people with physical disabilities and other challenges at its main facility in Garden City and six others elsewhere in Winnipeg.

— Staff