Bargaining Updates:
City of Ottawa Inside Outside Collective Agreement Printing:
The City of Ottawa Inside Outside Collective Agreement Booklets have arrived (finally)! Our Office Hours at 1505 Carling Ave are 8:30am to 4:00pm for the summer so please pop by and pick up a copy and bring some to your workplace for your coworkers. As well the Final Signed Collective Agreement is on the CUPE 503 website here https://cupe503.com/collective-agreements/
City of Ottawa Part-time Recreation & Culture Collective Agreement Arbitration:
We are now working on a final draft of the updated Collective Agreement with the Employer to be able to post it on the CUPE 503 website.
City of Ottawa Aquatics:
An Arbitration date to resolve the outstanding items for the Collective Agreement has been set for 17 October 2023.
Ottawa Public Library Collective Agreement:
The Union received a quote for the printing of the Collective Agreement from the Employer on Thursday, March 16th 2023 and it was approved the same day. The Employer is now advancing the printing to the vendor and when we receive copies we will provide an update to the members.
Forrest Hill Long Term Care:
The first date of bargaining was February 28th 2023. Negotiations have broken down and a Ministry of Labour Conciliation Officer was appointed, the No Board was issued and this round of negotiations will be proceeding to Interest Arbitration for resolution.
Embassy West Retirement Residence:
Embassy West Bargaining has commenced. The Bargaining Team had their first dates with the Employer July 12th and 13th 2023 and we are scheduling additional dates with the Employer.
Sandfield Place:
The Sandfield Place Bargaining has commenced with the Employer Monday, June 20th 2023, the Bargaining Teams have reached an impasse and we are moving ahead with securing an Arbitrator for Interest Arbitration.
Ottawa Sports & Entertainment Group:
The Bargaining Team met with the Employer July 13th to continue working on the outstanding items in this round of bargaining over the coming weeks
Other Bargaining in the coming months:
The Bargaining Team has met and Member Survey for Ottawa Humane Society members has concluded and the Bargaining Team will be reviewing the survey results and commence developing a proposal package. Bargaining dates with the Employer have been set for mid-September 2023.
CUPE 503 Shop Steward Training
We have scheduled Shop Steward Training for November 1-2-3 2023 for our Fall 2023 cohort. Interviews will be conducted with the Shop Stewards Candidates who have submitted their completed Applications by Friday, September 1st 2023. If you are interested in serving as a Shop Steward you can find the application on our website here.
Save the Date
Our next Hybrid General Membership Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 19th at 7pm.