Hospital workers have won a major victory in a settlement with the Ottawa Hospital, giving workers a six per cent pay raise over three years.
The two parties signed a Memorandum of Settlement when they agreed to a new collective agreement in March.
A few months later, the hospital tried to break the settlement after the provincial budget was delivered. Both parties filed for arbitration.
A panel of arbitrators sided with the hospital's union on Thursday, ruling the signed memorandum is considered a binding contract.
CUPE Local 4000 represents more than 3,600 part- and full-time workers, including RPNs, cooks, cleaners, electricians and plumbers.
