Bargaining Updates:
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:
An Interest Arbitration date to hear the outstanding items for this round of negotiations was held September 30th 2024. We now wait for the Award to be issued and this process usually takes 2 to 3 months to be received.
City of Clarence Rockland:
Your Bargaining Team reached a Tentative Agreement with the Employer on Friday, October 11th. The Ratification Process is underway and we are continuing to hold our Ministry of Labour Conciliation date of November 28th 2024.
Preparing for Upcoming Bargaining:
Notice to bargain has been sent for the City of Ottawa Inside/Outside, Part-time Recreation & Culture, Aquatics, Ottawa Public Library, Ottawa Community Housing and Forest Hill Long Term Care Collective Agreements. Strategy Sessions that will focus on coordinating timelines, bargaining teams being established, training, survey development and distribution for high participation and building our communication infrastructure to engage our members in supporting our bargaining teams are the focus and currently underway. Stay tuned for more information of how you can get involved and more Member Engagement Sessions being scheduled.
Save the Date:
Our next Hybrid General Membership Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 21st 2025 at 7pm.