Manitoba's unionized civil service workers have ratified a new four-year collective agreement with the provincial government.

Under the new agreement, which is retroactive to March 2023, workers will see their wages increases by about 14 per cent over a four-year period — 2.5 per cent in 2023, 2.75 per cent in 2024, and three per cent in both 2025 and 2026, according to a news release from the Manitoba Government and General Employees' Union

It also includes a one-time signing bonus of $1,800 for full-time employees, and a $900 signing bonus for part-time employees.

In addition, a new fund that's equivalent to about 1.4 per cent of civil service workers' payroll will be created for additional wage increases for jobs where recruitment and retention has been difficult, the news release says.

The union reached a tentative agreement with the province earlier this month. Civil service members voted on whether to accept the deal electronically over the last week.

The union represents approximately 11,500 members in the civil service, which includes correctional officers, sheriffs, conservation officers, court clerks, social service workers and public health inspectors, among others.