Bargaining Updates:
Ottawa Public Library:
On Tuesday, January 7th 2025 the Ottawa Public Library Bargaining Survey will launch and will close Friday, January 31st 2025. Mailouts to our Shop Stewards, Member Ambassadors and Member Mobilizers will arrive the first week of January with a QR Code Workplace Poster and a targeted e-mail to OPL CUPE 503 Members. On Thursday, January 30th 2025 from 6-8pm we will be hosting a Hybrid Ottawa Public Library Member Engagement Session to hear directly from Members about their bargaining priorities for this upcoming round of bargaining.
City of Ottawa Inside/Outside, Part-time Recreation & Culture and Aquatics Collective Agreements:
As we prepare for these 3 Bargaining Tables with the City of Ottawa we have scheduled 8 Hybrid Member Engagement Sessions starting early in January to hear directly from Members about their bargaining priorities. This is in addition the Bargaining Surveys that will launch on Tuesday, January 21st and close on Friday, February 14th 2025.
Save the Dates for Hybrid Member Engagement Sessions held 6-8pm:
Tuesday, January 14th 2025: Curbside Waste Members
Thursday, January 16th 2025: Ottawa Public Health Members
Thursday, January 23rd 2025: Social Services Members
Tuesday, January 28th 2025: All City of Ottawa Inside/Outside Members
Monday, February 3rd 2025 City Long Term Care Members
Thursday, February 6th 2025: Bylaw Services Members
Tuesday, February 11th 2025: Part-time Recreation & Culture & Aquatics Members
Thursday, February 13th 2025: All City of Ottawa Inside/Outside Members
Ottawa Community Housing:
On Tuesday, December 10th 2024 we held a Member Engagement Session with Ottawa Community Housing Members to start preparing for Bargaining. The Bargaining Survey for Ottawa Community Housing Members is open until Friday, December 20th 2024 and the link can be found here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WRGBSWL. We are working on confirming bargaining dates for Q1-2025 and will be scheduling another Member Engagement Session with Ottawa Community Housing Members to discuss our bargaining proposals once the bargaining dates with the Employer have been confirmed.
Forest Hill Long Term Care:
On Thursday, December 12th 2024 we held a Member Engagement Session with Forest Hill Members to start preparing for Bargaining. The Bargaining Survey for Forest Hill members is open until Friday, December 20th 2024 and the link can be found here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HBDLKZM. Our next Member Engagement Session to discuss our bargaining proposals will be Tuesday, March 25th 2025 from 1:30pm to 5:00pm at the Holiday Inn & Suites in Kanata and we have confirmed bargaining dates with the Employer for March 26th and 27th 2025.
Embassy West Retirement Residence:
On April 24th 2024 the CUPE 503 Bargaining Team met with the provincially-appointed Conciliator and the Employer and bargaining reached an impasse. The outstanding matters for the new collective agreement will be referred to Interest Arbitration. The Parties have come to an agreement on the selection of an Arbitrator and the parties will meet July 10th 2025.
Ottawa Humane Society:
The Interest Arbitration Award has been received for a 3 year contract from April 1st 2023 to March 31st 2026 and a communication was sent out to all Ottawa Humane Society Members that we have personal email addresses for on Monday, December 16th 2024.
Save the Date:
Our next Hybrid General Membership Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 21st 2025 at 7pm.
Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year from CUPE 503. Our Office will be closed as of December 24th 2024 and re-opening January 2nd 2025.