Bargaining Updates:
CUPE 503 Members in the City of Ottawa Inside/Outside Collective Agreement:
Your CUPE 503 City of Ottawa Inside/Outside Bargaining Team returned to the bargaining table with the Employer for 2 days late in November. The Parties are now working on scheduling dates for January 2026. The Employer has been asked to provide their updated financial proposals to the Bargaining Team in advance of these dates. The bargaining table remains slow even though on Wednesday, September 10th we met with the provincially appointed Conciliation Officer and CUPE 503 Bargaining Team has filed for a No Board which starts the process to head to Arbitration. Your Bargaining Team has communicated to the Employer that as long as there continues to be progress at the table we will continue to bargain. The Parties have commenced the process of selecting an Arbitrator for the Interest Arbitration if a deal cannot be freely negotiated by the Parties.
Sandfield Place Long Term Care:
A second bargaining date was held on December 12th 2025 between the Parties and additional dates are required to address the new long-term care facility being opened by the Employer. The parties are looking for dates in January 2026.
CUPE 503 Members at TD Place:
The Members Survey for your bargaining priorities commenced Monday, December 8th and will close on Friday, December 19th. This survey will assist your Bargaining Team with developing proposals for your Collective Agreement that expires on December 31st 2025. Dates have been scheduled for the Employer and the Union to bargain in February and March 2026. We will be hosting a Hybrid Member Engagement Meeting to Review the Proposals on Monday, February 9th 2026 from 6-8pm. Details of the meeting and the Zoom Link will be sent to members in the new year.
Forest Hill Long Term Care:
The Interest Arbitration date has been set for March 25th 2026 for a new Collective Agreement for Forest Hill members.
Embassy West Retirement Residence:
A third arbitration date was held on October 14th 2025 between the Parties, this concluded the presentations from the Union and the Employer. We are now awaiting an award to be received from the Arbitrator and this generally can take 2-3 months.
CUPE 503 Office Holiday Closure:
The CUPE 503 Office will be closed end of day Tuesday, December 23rd and will re-open on Monday, January 5th 2026.
Save the Date:
Our Next Hybrid General Membership Meeting is Tuesday, January 20th 2026 at 7pm.
We wish everyone a Safe Holiday Season and A Happy New Year!
Your CUPE 503 Executive