Unionized employees of the Toronto Zoo ratified a proposed contract after the zoo closed when more than 400 workers went on a strike that lasted a month. Union members reviewed and voted on approving a four-year collective agreement at a meeting Sunday. “While we are looking forward to returning to work and to looking after the animals we so deeply care about, our employer should be under no illusions that this was an easy decision for us to collectively take,” said Christine McKenzie, president of CUPE 1600. “This was a month of struggle, for the right reasons, and I am incredibly proud of what our members have achieved.”The union’s spokesperson Kevin Wilson said the contract was ratified via a secret ballot vote.

Source: thestar June 11, 2017 23:15 UTC