On November 5, a group of education assistants ratified a union agreement with the Hanover School Division to ensure annual wage increases, additional paid sick-leave days, and enhancements to education wage premiums.
Other advances include an improved formula for vacation pay and better eligibility criteria for bereavement, medical, and personal leave of absences.
The deal comes into effect retroactively to September 1, 2014, and will extend through August 31, 2019.