Lambton County paramedics have a new contract agreement reached through arbitration.
80 full and 62 part-time employees are represented by the Service Employees International Union, Local 1.
County council ratified a four year deal in closed session in Wyoming today. (Wed)
GM of Corporate Services David Cribbs says the paramedics get salary increases of 2 per cent in each of the four years retroactive to April 1, 2014.
He says there are also improvements to optical care and paramedical coverage.
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The salary increases are expected to cost the county over $750,000.
