It has been a very busy October and Municipal Elections are coming up next Monday, October 24th 2022. The CUPE 503 Membership reaches from Cornwall to Pembroke and engaging as public sector workers and residents in this local level of democracy in your communities is very important. We’ve developed a Municipal Election Resource Guide for those members who have been waiting to cast their ballot in Monday’s Municipal Election for you to review.
Download the Municipal Election Resource Guide Here
Bargaining Updates:
City of Ottawa Part-time Recreation & Culture Collective Agreement
The Interest Arbitration date is set for next week, October 24th 2022.
For members in this Collective Agreement, if we are able to achieve wage increases through mediation or through the Arbitration Award and they are adjusted retroactively members will receive them even if they have wrapped up their employment with the City. Typically, the Arbitration Award speaks to how fast retroactive adjustments should be paid by the Employer and the standard can be between 60-90 days from the Award being received.
Ontario Health Champlain HCCSS
Your Bargaining Team has met with the Employer on Wednesday October 5, 18th and 19th 2022. The Team will be discussing next steps and we will send out a communication to HCCSS CUPE 503 Members when we have an update.
City of Ottawa Inside/Outside Collective Agreement
The final version of the Collective Agreement is currently being exchanged for signatures and will be going to print and be posted on the CUPE 503 website shortly.
City of Ottawa Aquatics Collective Agreement
The Employer and the Local have scheduled bargaining dates throughout November and early December to negotiate a Collective Agreement.
Ottawa Public Library Collective Agreement
The final version of the Collective Agreement is currently being exchanged for signatures and will be going to print and be posted on the CUPE 503 shortly.
Forest Hill Long Term Care
We have booked a Forest Hill Members Meeting to prepare for the next round of bargaining building from the survey results for Monday, November 7th from 1:30 to 5:00pm in Kanata. A Notice to the Members will be distributed early next week.
Riverpark Place Retirement Residence
The tentative date for a Riverpark Place members meeting to prepare for the next round of bargaining is scheduled for November 23rd 2022. We are just waiting for the venue to be confirmed and then promotion will begin to the Riverpark Place CUPE 503 membership.
Ottawa Sports & Entertainment Group operating as TD Place
Notice to Bargain has been served to the Employer and we will be convening a OSEG members meeting to discuss bargaining priorities before the end of the calendar year.
Save the Date:
The November Hybrid General Membership Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 15th 2022 at 7pm. The meeting will be hosted on Zoom as well in-person at 1505 Carling Ave.