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Cape Breton firefighters ratify new contract

Nov. 14, 2019, Sydney, N.S. – The CBRM’s career firefighters have voted to accept a new contract with the municipality. Jody Wrathall, president of the local 2779 chapter of the International Association of Firefighters (IAF), said members voted 84 per cent in favour of ratifying the eight-year deal that was hammered out earlier this month by negotiators representing the firefighters’ union and the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. The Chronicle Herald reports. | READ MORE