Press Release: Calgary School District No. 19 : Calgary School Support Staff Negotiate a 7.75% Wage Increase

CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Custodial and other support staff at the Calgary Board of Education have negotiated a 7.75% wage increase over the course of this school year. The 800 workers, members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 40 (CUPE 40) ratified the deal on Saturday. CUPE 40 President Clay Gordon says the deal is better than the provincial government's initial wage offer of 2.75%. Workers will get a 5% wage increase retroactive to the beginning of the school year, an