Bargaining Updates:
City of Ottawa Aquatics:
An Interest Arbitration date to resolve the outstanding items for the Collective Agreement was held 17 October 2023 and now the matters are with the Arbitrator for a ruling that generally takes about 3 months.
Forrest Hill Long Term Care:
The Interest Arbitration date to resolve the outstanding items from bargaining has been set for December 18th 2023.
Embassy West Retirement Residence:
Embassy West Bargaining has commenced. The Bargaining Teams met in early November and have also scheduled additional dates for January 2024.
Sandfield Place:
An Arbitrator has been appointed by the Ministry of Labour and an arbitration date has been set for May 2024.
Ottawa Sports & Entertainment Group:
The members of the CUPE 503 bargaining unit and the Employer have ratified the Collective Agreement covering January 1 2023 to December 31st 2025.
Ottawa Humane Society:
Bargaining commenced with the Employer mid-September. After several dates of negotiations the 503 Bargaining team made the decision to file for conciliation with the Ministry of Labour. Conciliation is set for November 29th 2023 between the parties.
Other Bargaining in the coming months:
A central table is being 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. Dates for the 503 Bargaining Team to head to the central table have been confirmed for December 6 & 7th and January 24th & 25th 2024.
Early preparation is underway for the upcoming round of bargaining with the City of Clarence Rockland for the collective agreement expiring December 31st 2023. Members can anticipate receiving updates regarding the timeline early in 2024.
Save the Date
Our next Hybrid General Membership Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January, 16th 2024 at 7pm.