An Interest Arbitration Award between Hastings County and the Canadian Union of Public Employees – Paramedics (CUPE Local 1842) has been received. This award, dated October 17, 2025, follows the expiration of the previous collective agreement on December 31, 2023, and establishes a new three-year term expiring December 31, 2026, with a cumulative total compensation increase of 11.71%. The collective agreement covers approximately 180 full and part-time paramedics. Wage Adjustments over the Term Include: Effective January 1, 2024 5.00% Effective January 1, 2025 1.50% Effective July 1, 2025 1.50% Effective January 1, 2026 1.50% Effective July 1, 2026 1.50% Effective July 1, 2026 Special Wage Adjustment 1.25% “We are pleased that this award recognized the histori

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