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Hundreds of bus routes flipped
under RFP system in Toronto area
Union calls for consistency in contract procurement
BY LIZ FOSTER
THE CONTRACTS for more than 450 Toronto-
area bus routes were flipped in late February as part
of the province's request for proposals (RFP) system.
But the system will lead to instability for drivers,
parents and — especially concerning — students, said
Unifor, Ontario's largest school bus driver union.
"This isn't developing a stronger service," said Uni-
for researcher Angelo DiCaro. "The system is just get-
ting weaker and weaker."
Pilot RFPs were implemented throughout the prov-
ince beginning in 2009, with a full transition to the
RFP system required in time for the 2013-14 school
year. The mandate came from the Ministry of Educa-
tion in an effort to have school boards adhere to the
public sector procurement directive.
March 14, 2016
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
Nurse denied benefits pg. 8
BC Automobile Association pg. 3 Municipality of Wood Buffalo pg. 3
Seaville Transport pg. 4 Canadian Niagara Hotels pg. 4 Bearskin Air
Service pg. 5 Dependable Mechanical pg. 5 Rogers Media pg. 6
Electrical Power Systems pg. 6
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
Photo:
Mike
Stone
(Reuters)
pg. 2
Deals reached in Toronto
Mayor John Tory said con-
tracts have been reached
with the city's inside
and outside workers.
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
see Arbitration > pg 8
see RFP > pg. 7
B.C. cop denied relocation
DETECTIVE Sergeant Mike de-
Laronde received noticed he was
being relocated within British
Columbia — but then was denied
a relocation not only by his em-
ployer but an arbitrator also.
DeLaronde, an officer since
1998, was informed he would
have to relocate from Nanaimo
to Prince George, Kamloops or
Chilliwack in February 2015. He
was given the options of relocat-
ing, accepting severance, take
early retirement if he was eligible
or being placed in a job vacancy.
DeLaronde chose placement.
But when it came time for him to
relocate, no placement was made
available, so he filed a grievance
alongside his union, the British
MUNICIPALITY
Town of Fort Smith
Fort Smith, N.W.T.
(65 inside and outside workers) and the Pub-
lic Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)
Renewal agreement: Effective
Jan. 1, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2018.
Signed on July 15, 2015.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 1.5%
Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 2%
Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2.25%
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 2.25%
Unifor is calling for changes to the current procurement system for school bus routes
in Ontario, including protections for drivers' employment and wages.
