Red River College – Local 73 to remain as single bargaining unit

Over the last week, members of Red River College - Local 73 have been voting on whether to pursue establishing two separate bargaining units: one for Instructors, and one for all other staff.

Today, the ballots were counted and the Local will remain as a single bargaining unit.

In order to go ahead with the change, two-thirds majority, or 67% of members who voted would’ve had to vote in favour of the restructuring.

In total, 737 members, or nearly half, of Local 73’s membership cast a ballot. Fifty-five percent voted in favour of bargaining as two separate units.