Tentative agreement at medical school

NEWS RELEASE

NORTHERN ONTARIO MEDICAL SCHOOL

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The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and the OPSEU staff unit are pleased to announce that provincially-mediated talks held on November 1 and 2 in Thunder Bay have resulted in a tentative collective agreement between the two parties early this morning.

The deal, which is being recommended by the OPSEU staff unit bargaining team, is subject to ratification by OPSEU staff unit’s members, and approval by NOSM’s board of directors.

Further details will be available at that time.

The approximately 150 members included in the school’s OPSEU staff unit represent employees in office, clerical, administrative, technical and service positions. The Northern Ontario School of Medicine is committed to the education of high quality physicians and health professionals, and to international recognition as a leader in distributed, learning-centred, community-engaged education and research.

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