Tag: Collective Agreement
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OPSEU reaches tentative contract extension deal with hospitals
Hospital professionals represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) have reached a tentative contract extension with the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA). If ratified by both sides, the contract extension will extend the current central collective agreement by three years, to March 31, 2022. The tentative contract extension with OPSEU’s hospital professionals maintains all…
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MPP grills Liberals over contract faculty in colleges
London West MPP Peggy Sattler put Liberal cabinet ministers on the spot Wednesday when she asked about government plans to help improve job security and bring in "equal pay for equal work" for contract faculty in Ontario's public colleges. Advanced Education Minister Deb Matthews and Labour Minister Kevin Flynn were noncommital but thoughtful in their…
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Last-minute deal averts strike at ACCES Employment
Toronto – GTA residents seeking work can breathe easier today with the news that 103 staff at ACCES Employment have reached a tentative settlement with their employer. The workers belong to Local 512 of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). “It came down to our people’s grit and determination to get a fair deal…
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Avenue II workers rally ahead of possible lockout
Thunder Bay – Employees with Avenue II Community Program Services and their allies and supporters will hold an information rally tomorrow outside the agency’s office in Thunder Bay. Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2017 Time: Noon – 3 p.m. Location: 122 Cumberland Street South, Thunder Bay The 100 workers with Avenue II have been without a…
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‘No board’ triggers countdown to strike deadline at ACCES
Toronto – The bargaining team for some 103 employees with ACCES Employment have requested a “no board” report in its negotiations with their employer. It means the workers, who are represented by Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Local 512, could be facing a strike or lockout as soon as September 15 at 12:01 a.m.…
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Sudbury YMCA reaches tentative agreement
Sudbury – After more than nine months of negotiations, some 30 workers with Sudbury YMCA have reached a tentative agreement with their employer, narrowly averting a looming strike deadline on September 8. If ratified, it would be their first collective agreement since joining the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) in June 2016. “It’s taken…
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Employer request for ‘no board’ threatens services at Avenue II
Thunder Bay – Some 100 employees with Avenue II Community Program Services in Thunder Bay could be locked out as early as September 27 following the latest move by their employer in collective bargaining. The workers, who support individuals with developmental disabilities, have been without a contract since March 31, 2016. Silvana Cacciatore, president of…
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OPSEU members at Central West reach tentative agreement
One week before they could have taken strike action, more than 300 members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) at Central West Specialized Developmental Services (CWSDS) have reached a tentative collective agreement. The members of OPSEU Local 249 had been working without a contract since March 2016. At the heart of the dispute…
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OPSEU members score with tentative deal at Canadian Blood Services
Toronto – Some 800 Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) members at Canadian Blood Services have reached a tentative collective agreement with their employer. “We’ve negotiated a fantastic deal that’s going to improve the working lives of our part-time and full‑time members,” said bargaining team chair Jennifer Johnson. “We put a lot of hard work…
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Amendment to Unified agreement for dependant and elder care
On July 5, 2017, Central Employee Relations Committee (CERC) members signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the government. It amends the new collective agreement that was ratified by members on June 22. The MoA allows OPS employees to use two of the three special and compassionate leave days in the collective agreement for unforeseen…
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New Path workers reach last-minute deal
Barrie – Negotiators for the therapists, counsellors, and child and youth workers at New Path Youth and Family Services have reached a tentative settlement with the employer. The 86 staff at the child and youth mental health agency belong to Local 332 of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). They would have been in…
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OPS deals: It’s yes from Unified, no from Corrections
TORONTO – Members of the Unified bargaining unit working in the Ontario Public Service (OPS) have ratified a tentative agreement between the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) and the Ontario government. But members of OPSEU’s Correctional bargaining unit have voted to turn down a similar deal. The government and the union signed the two…
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OPSEU President to PC leader: don’t blame workers for fiscal mess
Toronto – The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) has responded to comments by Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown that the Government of Ontario should have bargained harder on a tentative collective agreement it signed June 2 for 36,000 OPSEU members in the Ontario Public Service (OPS). The President of OPSEU was dismayed by the…
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Ontario Liberals ink deal giving public servants 7.5-per-cent raise
The provincial government has signed another quick deal giving thousands of civil servants a 7.5-per-cent raise over four years, prompting accusations the Liberals are buying labour peace for next June’s election. Read the full story on the website of the Toronto Star. Related: OPSEU in the News
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Vote locations – OPS contract vote, Unified and Corrections
Updated: June 18, 2017 3:00 p.m. Check the list below for the ratification vote locations and times nearest you. Times, dates and locations may change, please check the website often. Region 1 – London, St. Thomas, Stratford, Woodstock, Goderich, Sarnia, Chatham, Wheatley, Windsor Local: 102, 103, 104, 108, 112, 147, 152 Tuesday, June 20, 2017…
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OPS contract votes June 20-22
Voting on the contract extension offers for both the Unified and Correctional bargaining units in the Ontario Public Service will take place June 20, 21, and 22. Vote locations across Ontario Visit the OPS Contract Vote Index page for additional information
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OPSEU public service members to vote on four-year contract extension
Toronto – Ontario Public Service (OPS) workers in the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) are set to vote June 20-22 on a four-year collective agreement extension. The Ontario government put forward the extension offer on June 2. The offer contains a number of wage and other improvements and demands no concessions of public service employees,…
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OPSEU members in the OPS vote June 20-22 on employer “rollover” offer
Notice of ratification vote OPSEU members in the Ontario Public Service (OPS) will vote June 20, 21, and 22 on a government offer to “roll over” their existing collective agreements with a number of positive changes – and no demands for concessions from OPSEU members. The employer offer, presented to union leadership on June 2,…
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CMHA workers in Brant Haldimand Norfolk ratify first contract
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) workers in the Brant Haldimand Norfolk region have ratified their first collective agreement, which will see some wages increased by as much as five per cent in the first year of the three-year deal. The deal follows the 2016 merger of CMHA units in Simcoe and Brantford. The two groups…
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OPSEU members at Fred Victor ratify new collective agreement
Toronto – Members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) at Fred Victor Centre voted to ratify a tentative agreement last night. Local 509 bargaining team member Marg Robinson was relieved that a strike was avoided, but noted that, “It wasn’t a strong ‘yes’ vote. I hope the employer sees that they have some moving…