Well, 2021 is off to a bit of a rocky start here in Ontario with surging COVID-19 cases in the Province and a new Stay at Home Order taking effect January 14th 2021. The CUPE 503 Executive wanted to take a moment and thank each and every one of our members for your contributions to our communities over the last year. Living and working during the COVID-19 pandemic has been very difficult. The added pressures each and every day are overwhelming at times, however your contributions do not go unnoticed. We thank you for your commitment to helping our communities run and we continue to work on behalf of our members to ensure workplaces and protocols maintain the health and safety of our membership.
CUPE 503 Office Operations
Our 503 Office Operations continue with staff working from home during this period of climbing cases in the National Capital Region. Staff are available to provide services to members seamlessly and can be reached by calling our general office number at 613-230-2456 or you can email [email protected]. If you require a Shop Steward for representation meetings please contact Heather at our office and she can connect you with a steward. With the new 28-day Stay at Home Order the Officers have determined the essential tasks to take place in the office and will be coming in on a rotational basis to take care of those tasks.
City of Ottawa Inside Outside Collective Agreement Bargaining
December 17th 2020 was the last day scheduled for the fall session of bargaining with the employer. The Bargaining Team and the Employer have confirmed three additional dates for early February 2021 with the goal of reaching a tentative agreement.
City of Clarence Rockland Collective Agreement Bargaining
The City of Clarence Rockland Bargaining Team has been convened and have started to review the survey results from the membership to develop proposals for this round of bargaining for the collective agreement that expired December 31st 2020. On Friday, January 22nd 2021 a Ratification of Demands meeting will take place on a virtual platform and there will be a pre-registration. Members should expect to receive an email with the details to register and attend, and for those members who we do not have emails for you will receive a notice delivered by Canada Post. However, during this time when office operations are scaled back due to the Stay at Home Order members are asked to provide their email to Heather at [email protected] as soon as possible to streamline this administrative process and for you to receive this important bargaining information electronically.
Ottawa Public Library Collective Agreement Bargaining
The OPL Bargaining Team has been convened and the survey to hear from the membership is underway and the deadline to complete the survey is Monday, January 18th 2021 at 4pm and then the Bargaining Team will review the results and work on developing proposals for our package. The Local and the Employer are currently working on establishing dates. With COVID-19 it is more important than ever for the Local to have your PERSONAL email address and we ask that members contact Heather at [email protected] to be added to our e-mail list.
City of Ottawa Part-time Recreation & Culture Collective Agreement Bargaining
Our Bargaining Team has been established and early in the new year will be finalizing the membership survey to develop proposals. Given the number of transitions with this particular unit and COVID-19 it is more important than ever for the Local to have your PERSONAL email address and we ask that members contact Heather at [email protected] to be added to our e-mail list. We will be completing a mail out as well as an email blast with the survey link.
Forest Hill Long Term Care and Embassy West Retirement Residence
The membership surveys are currently being finalized and will be distributed to members in January 2021. The Local has served notice to bargain and we have confirmed dates with the Forest Hill employer for April 2021. We are currently seeking dates to bargain from Embassy West.
CUPE 503 Website & Membership Emails
We will continue to use the website for monthly membership updates on bargaining and office operations. As COVID-19 continues building our membership email reach is a key priority and we encourage all members to provide their PERSONAL email to Heather at [email protected]. This will ensure timely communications and also ensure our office operations are in compliance with public health recommendations and the new Stay at Home Order.