Bargaining Updates:
City of Ottawa Aquatics:
The City and the Union have agreed to the final updated language in the Collective Agreement and are now moving to signatures of both parties. Once the final document is received, we will post on the CUPE 503 website.
Forest Hill Long Term Care:
We have received the Interest Arbitration Award and have sent out a summary to all Forest Hill members who we have personal email addresses for. The Parties are now working toward finalizing the Collective Agreement language so it can be posted on the CUPE 503 website.
Embassy West Retirement Residence:
A Ministry of Labour Conciliator has been appointed to meet with the Parties to discuss the outstanding items in this round of negotiations. Dates have been set for April 25th and 26th 2024.
Sandfield Place:
An Arbitrator has been appointed by the Ministry of Labour and an arbitration date has been set for May 2024.
Ottawa Humane Society:
The Parties have appointed their nominees to sit on the Interest Arbitration Panel and are working toward an Arbitrator to hear the outstanding items for this round of negotiations.
Champlain HCCSS:
A central table was organized for the CUPE 503 HCCSS members with respect to the re-opener clause for wages as Bill 124 has been deemed by the courts as unconstitutional. The 503 Bargaining Team was at the central table in Toronto January 24th & 25th 2024. A resolution to the re-opener clause was not able to be reached at the table. At this time we do not have dates set to return to the Central Table as the Ontario Treasury Board has informed the Central Table their mandate has not changed since the table late January.
City of Clarence Rockland:
The Ratification of Demands meeting is scheduled with our Clarence Rockland members for Thursday, March 21st from 6pm to 8pm at RiverRock Inn in Clarence Rockland. The exchange of proposals with the Employer will take place on Friday, March 22nd and bargaining dates are scheduled through the end of April.
Other Work Underway:
CUPE 503 Members in the Ottawa Paramedic Service:
Thank you to our members in the Ottawa Paramedic Service for your high participation rate in the survey last month. The campaign working group has decided to launch another 2 Question Survey to gather more information. The survey opens Wednesday, March 20th and will close Friday, March 29th end of day. The survey can be found here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6VKCYB7. A separate communication will be sent as a reminder to our Paramedic Service Members email list early next week as a reminder.
Save the Dates:
Our next Hybrid General Membership Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 16th at 7pm.
Our Annual Golf Tournament at Manderley on the Green will be Thursday, August 15th 2024. Registration will open on Monday, July 15th 2024. Please mark your calendars and promotional flyers will be distributed closer to the date.