APUO ratifies collective agreement

Members of the Association of professors of the University of Ottawa voted 95 percent in favour of a new collective agreement on April 5, 2006.

The work contract, which covers the period from May 1, 2004 to April 30, 2008, includes retroactive basic pay raises of 3.2 percent in 2004 and 2.5 percent in 2005, in addition to fringe benefits improvements.