Mount Allison University and CUPE Local 3433 have ratified a new four-year collective agreement.

The parties used an interest-based approach to the negotiations and arrived at an agreement after four-and-a-half days of bargaining.

The agreement covers the period from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2017.

A tentative agreement was reached on Dec. 2 and both parties ratified the new agreement on Dec. 9.