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Faculty and administrators at Douglas College are happy with the terms of a proposed
| collective agreement that should end 27 months of negotiations.

Tentative agreement was reached by the director of personnel, Robert Sawka and Len

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| The proposed four year contract wi WW I alee: facu Ity a two and a half per cent salary. :
oy increase in the second GET a $500 Jump sum payment in the third, and guarantees” of
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aa | Contract faculty, who are not included in the no ea By wi i see no changes.
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Mi Nis said. "I'm just glad that both the administration and faculty association
; were finally able to come to an agreement."

Contract talks appeared to be in trouble earlier this year; however, informal

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| While some col leges across the province radaived betber contracts, feb haat Douglas