Tag: Newsletter
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LockTalk #14: We showed up, and it made a difference.
Click here for a PDF version. Our last dates with the Employer at the bargaining table left us disgusted and angry. Not only was the Employer not listening to our needs; they were only bringing concessions to the table. After those dates, we called on you to send a loud message to the Employer: Enough…
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Bargaining Continues: Updates from the table
Bargaining Continues: Updates from the table On June 23rd and 24th, your HPD central bargaining team met with the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) for a second time, with support from a conciliation officer. We entered bargaining committed to having a productive dialogue with the OHA on outstanding monetary and non-monetary items. We presented new language…
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LockTalk #13: They Just Don’t Get It
Click here for a PDF version of LockTalk #13. While the Employer may be listening, they’re not hearing our message. They are oblivious to the environment inside our institutions and offices. During our last bargaining dates in May, we provided the Employer with a wealth of information outlining the critical issues impacting Correctional workplaces across…
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Bargaining Begins: Making Our Priorities Known
Bargaining Begins: Making Our Priorities Known Last week, your HPD central bargaining team met with the Ontario Hospitals Association (OHA) to begin negotiations on the issues that matter most to hospitals professionals across Ontario. Both sides tabled their first set of proposals, and one thing was made very clear – our approaches to finding solutions…
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LockTalk #12: Monetary Talks Underway
Click here to download a printable PDF. Update from the bargaining table Your Bargaining Team met with the Employer on May 22, 2025 — our first monetary discussion since submitting our fulsome proposal in December 2024. The Employer’s position did not fully address our proposals, resulting in mixed progress. They offered a handful of meager…
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HPD Central Bargaining Team: Showing Our Strength – Bargaining Preparations, Rally Details & Town Hall Announcement
Preparing for the bargaining Table Your elected bargaining team begins negotiations with the OHA next week – May 26th to May 30th – with additional dates in June and July. We have been working diligently for several months to prepare, finishing with a full week of preparations May 5th-9th, 2025. During this final week, we…
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LockTalk # 11: Employer – Your Move
Printable version Update from the bargaining table Your bargaining team met with the Employer on May 6th and 7th with the expectation that the Parties would finish discussions on non-monetary issues and begin negotiating monetary proposals. Although we reached agreement on a number of non-monetary issues, the Employer was not prepared to begin monetary discussions.…
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LockTalk #10: Bargaining Resumes
Click here to download PDF version Update from the bargaining table During the writ period, your bargaining team continued working on proposals so that we would be in a position to resume bargaining once the government was back in place following the provincial election. Your bargaining team resumed negotiations with the employer on April 16,…
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HPD Central Bargaining Team: Strengthening Our Position, Preparing to Bargain
Strengthening Our Position: Preparing to Bargain Your bargaining team has been hard at work preparing to head into bargaining with the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) to renew our central collective agreement. As we move forward with preparations, we want to provide you with an update on the progress we have made so far and details…
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LBED Echo – Spring 2025 edition – Updates from your Divisional Executive and Committees
Chair’s Message Greetings, With Winter in the proverbial rear-view mirror, I’m sure we can all agree that the emergence of Spring is a welcome change. We moved our clocks forward and despite gaining an extra hour of light, it’s hard to shake the feeling of political darkness both regionally and south of the border. With that said, I…
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PHOLine Bargaining Bulletin: Taking our demands to arbitration
PHO refuses to address our need for fair compensation After seven bargaining dates, where we tabled our reasonable collective demands to the employer, a negotiated deal could not be reached, despite the hard work of your bargaining team. One of the major sticking points is that the employer is refusing to address our need for…
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LockTalk #9 – Solidarity continues as election pauses bargaining
Click here for PDF version. As anticipated, the provincial government has called an election for February 27, 2025. As you may recall from the last two rounds of bargaining, this pauses the ability for the employer and the union to meet. As a result, the employer has reached out to your bargaining team to advise…
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LockTalk #8: Bargaining and solidarity actions continue
Click here for PDF version. Progress at the table Your bargaining team met with the employer over the last two days. Back in December we tabled a comprehensive proposal package to the employer including non-monetary and monetary items. Over the last two days the parties focused on the non-monetary issues and were able to sign…
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LockTalk #7 – Back at the table
Click here for PDF version. Your Correctional Bargaining Team is returning to the table with the employer this week on January 15-16, 2025. We’ll provide you with an update as soon as possible. Remember: LockTalk is your only source for accurate bargaining information. We won’t be deterred from connecting with you In LockTalk #6, you…
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LockTalk #6: and so, it begins
Click here for PDF version. Your Corrections Bargaining Team met for the first time with the Employer’s Team on December 18 and 19. The parties exchanged opening statements and initial proposal packages. You can review our opening statement here. The parties will now take some time to review one another’s proposals before meeting again in…
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OPS Unified: Table Talk, December 18
Special edition Getting Unified Table Talk Newsletter Special Issue #9 What happens on December 31, 2024? On December 31, 2024, the current OPS Unified Collective Agreement is set to expire, as outlined in Article UN 17 – Term of Agreement. What does this mean? The current Collective agreement will remain in effect until a new…