Waterloo Region – A tentative agreement has been reached between The Region of Waterloo and CUPE Local 1656.

“I am pleased that a tentative deal has been reached with the union,” said Regional Chair Karen Redman. “I want to thank the Region of Waterloo bargaining team and the union executive team for reaching this point. We look forward to welcoming all CUPE Local 1656 employees back to work.”

“I know that residents have seen impacts to services since the beginning of this strike and I look forward to the restoration of all Regional services as soon as possible,” continued Chair Redman.

As a next step, CUPE 1656 members will vote on ratification. Pending results of that vote, a special meeting of Regional Council will take place to finalize ratification.

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