Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 2, 2008) - Support staff at Ontario's 24 community colleges ratified the tentative deal in a vote held today on campuses all across the province.

The three-year deal will provide support staff at the 24 colleges with a wage increase of nearly four per cent in the first year and three per cent in each of the next two.

The agreement also includes groundbreaking language on bullying and harassment.