Bargaining Updates:
City of Ottawa Inside/Outside Collective Agreement:
The Collective Agreement is now going through the process of the new language and changes to language being incorporated as well as the collective agreement moving to gender neutral language. The Employer has completed wage grid retroactivity earlier this month.
Ottawa Public Library Collective Agreement:
The Union and the Employer have two more bargaining dates for October 2021 to continue negotiations and will assess whether or not additional dates are required to reach a tentative agreement.
City of Ottawa Part-time Recreation & Culture:
The Ratification of Demands Meetings took place Monday, October 18th and the union and the Employer exchanged proposals Tuesday, October 19th. Additional bargaining dates are booked the end of October and early November 2021.
Sandfield Place Long Term Care:
Conciliation was May 17th and the parties reached an impasse. The Employer was very difficult with Arbitrator selection and a date has been secured for May 2022.
Forest Hill Long Term Care:
After several days of bargaining and a conciliation day the parties reached an impasse and the outstanding items have been referred to interest arbitration and a date has been secured with the arbitrator for February 2022.
Champlain Ontario Health HCCSS (formally Champlain LHINS):
The Bargaining Team has been convened and met to discuss the development of the survey. Members will receive a communication on Monday, October 24th with a link to complete the bargaining survey that will inform the Bargaining Team of the members priorities for the Local table. The Survey will be open until Friday, November 5th 2021.
Ottawa Community Housing:
The Union has served the notice to bargain to the Employer for the Collective Agreement expiring December 31st 2021. A Bargaining Team will be convened in the coming weeks and discussions around bargaining dates for early in the new year will commence with the Employer shortly.
Office Operations:
503 Staff have returned to the office on a rotation basis effective September 7th 2021. Members can continue to be served seamlessly by contacting our main line at 613-230-2456 or [email protected].
Announcements for October 2021
Save the Date! All Members Telephone Town Hall
On Thursday, November 18th at 7pm the Local will be hosting another All Members Telephone Town Hall Meeting using the Union Calling platform. A separate notice including the registration process will be sent out shortly for all members to register to receive the direct dial to their preferred telephone number to join the town hall. We expect to be able to provide an update on the Locals’ response the Employers Vaccination updates and members will also be able to ask questions.
CUPE Ontario Vaccination Policy & New Legislation for Members Working in Long Term Care Webinar
CUPE leaders, experts and staff gathered for a Zoom Webinar about employer vaccine policies and the recent legislation passed by the Ontario Government legislating Mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations.
Members are encouraged to watch this Webinar to hear more about the impact of this legislation.
Reporting Health & Safety Concerns in the Workplace
Under the Occupational Health & Safety Act there is a clear process for members to advance Health and Safety concerns in the work place. The first step is to report the Health and Safety concern immediately to a supervisor or management representative. This can be done verbally or in writing. The Employer will then have an opportunity to respond and address the concern. If the member feels the response is unsatisfactory members are encouraged to speak with a worker representative of the workplace Joint Health and Safety Committee to provide information on the health and safety issue and the Employers response. The Joint Health and Safety Committee can review the information and may convene a meeting or discussion to advance the issue. The committee has the power under the Act to make a recommendation to the Employer regarding the issue and the remedy and the Employer has a set time to respond.