Essential and Emergency Services Negotiations remain ongoing with the employer and under the Crown Employees Collective Bargaining Act (CECBA) OPSEU/SEFPO members in the Ontario Public Service (OPS) have the legal right to strike. However, during this process it also requires OPS Unified to provide essential and emergency services during a strike or employer lockout.’ Excerpts…
On June 18, 2024, OPSEU/SEFPO served notice to the employer to end all previous Essential and Emergency Service Agreements (EESA) and provided notice that we intend to bargain the new EESAs. As per the last Divisional meeting, OPS Unified members elected to change the Bargaining Procedures, which mandated that the EESA would be negotiated before issues bargaining….
OPS Unified Bargaining Team Chair (CERC Chair) Amanda Usher Amanda Usher is an Ambulance Communications Officer (ACO) with over 18 years of experience, including 8 years as a fixed-term contract employee. Amanda has achieved remarkable milestones that have made her a proud OPSEU/SEFPO member and activist. Currently serving as the elected OPS CERC Chair, Amanda has…
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We have received our Bill 124 Wage Re-Opener Arbitration Award from Arbitrator Kaplan today, February 27, 2024. In this process, your Bargaining Team was seeking wage improvements, pandemic pay, improvements to benefits and classification adjustments. We are pleased to share the details of the award with all of you. Wages increases (with retro): The Employer…
Delegates and Alternates sent to Regional and Convention Conferences… [CLICK TO READ MORE]
PHOLine Bargaining Bulletin: February 2024 An update for members working at Public Health Ontario Yesterday your Bargaining Team attended our Bill 124 wage reopener hearing dealing with our contract for the period of April 1, 2020 – March 31, 2023. Our case was presented to the arbitrator that our wages should be adjusted now that…
Ontario Court of Appeal upholds the previous Superior Court finding that the Ford Government’s Bill 124 was unconstitutional…[CLICK TO READ MORE]
Results of the first part of the Bargaining Team election that took place Saturday, February 10, 2024 at the OPS Unified Regional Bargaining Conference…[CLICK TO READ MORE]
CMHA voted against the current proposal brought forth by the employer and may strike unless a deal is met before Feb 05, 2024… [CLICK TO READ MORE]
