New agreement between Region, CUPE 1883 gets final approval
Posted Oct 9, 2026 04:06:07 PM.
A new agreement between the Region of Waterloo and CUPE Local 1883 has received the final rubber stamp.
Regional council has approved the three-year deal with the union representing full-time office, clerical, and technical employees.
The approximate 850 workers were set to be in a legal strike position as of Sept. 26 and bargaining talks were down to the wire when a tentative agreement was reached.
CUPE 1883 ratified the deal earlier this week and said its members mobilized on an unprecedented scale.
“Workers showed up, talked to each other, called councillors, held the line at a practice picket, and made it clear that the people who deliver public services in the Region of Waterloo deserve respect and fair compensation,” said CUPE 1883 President, Noelle Fletcher, in a release.
The union said its members are predominantly female and one of their biggest issues in negotiations was ensuring their wage increases matched those of their counterparts with CUPE 1656, which is predominantly male.
The Region of Waterloo says the approved agreement outlines a wage increase of $1 an hour, plus 3.5 per cent, in the first year — followed by three per cent increases the next two years.
“We are pleased to have reached an agreement with CUPE Local 1883,” said Regional Chair Karen Redman in a release.
“This agreement speaks to the hard work of the bargaining teams, and the positive working relationships between union membership and staff.”
