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Amos, Que.,
workers sign
agreement
AMOS, Que. — About 80
workers with the City of Amos
of Quebec signed a collective
agreement March 7.
Their previous agreement had
expired on Dec. 31, 2011, how-
ever, the wage clause had been
renewed for the years 2012 to
2015.
The texts of the normative
clauses were revised for the en-
tire collective agreement, which
explains the length of the nego-
tiation period, said the union.
The new collective agreement
covers the years 2016 to 2023,
according to the union, Cana-
dian Union of Public Employees
(CUPE).
Employees get wage increases
averaging 2.44 per cent for the
years 2011 to 2019, with wage
clauses to be negotiated for 2020
to 2023.
At the normative level, there
have been several gains, includ-
ing: union leaves increased from
25 to 30 days a year; accumulated
banked hours have also been in-
creased; floating days may be
taken in hours rather than by the
day or half day; sick days can be
taken in 30-minute increments
and are payable at 100 per cent,
said the union.
Union members also got im-
provements to social benefits,
team leader bonuses and reten-
tion bonuses, said CUPE.
"The parties have agreed to
meet to reach an agreement on
adjustments to insurance pro-
tections in order to reduce the
cost, but overall we believe that
it's a good agreement; 96 per
cent of the union members voted
in favour of this agreement," said
Marjolaine Boutin, CUPE repre-
sentative.
With more than 110,000
members in Quebec, CUPE rep-
resents about 70 per cent of the
province's municipal employees,
or 31,600 members.
Long-term
care workers
join OPSEU
KINGSTON, Ont. — Work-
ers at the Waterford Retirement
Residence in Kingston, Ont.,
voted March 10 in favour of join-
ing the Ontario Public Service
Employees Union (OPSEU).
OPSEU won over employees
by pledging to work at improv-
ing wages and benefits and to
strengthen job security, accord-
ing to the union.
The group of 83 employees
voted to join OPSEU by a margin
of greater than 75 per cent.
"Work in long-term care fa-
cilities and retirement homes
is getting tougher as more and
more places are privatized," said
Joan Corradetti, chair of OP-
SEU's long-term care division.
ONA
ratifi es deal
with CCAC
LONDON, Ont. — Ontario
Nurses' Association (ONA)
health professionals ratified a
new agreement with the South
West Community Care Access
Centre on March 9.
The 446 ONA members serve
the counties of Bruce, Grey, Hu-
ron, Perth, London-Middlesex,
Oxford, Elgin and Norfolk in
Ontario.
The RNs and allied health
professionals had been working
without a contract since March
31, 2016.
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