Canadian Labour Reporter

Steelworkers ratify new contract at Ray of Hope custody facility KITCHENER, ONT. — United Steelworkers (USW) members working at the Ray of Hope se- cure custody facility in Kitchen- er, Ont., ratified a new collective agreement. The three-year deal includes improvements to benefits as well as annual wage increases. Full-time employees will see an increase of 1.5 per cent in the contract's first and second years and an increase of 1.75 per cent in its last year. Part-time employees will see wage increases ranging from 1.5 per cent to 4.1 per cent in the first year followed by 1.5 per cent increases in subsequent years. Also included in the agree- ment are several enhancements to contract language that im- prove the terms and conditions of employment for workers. Fifty-eight employees work- ing with young offenders aged 12 to 17 will be affected by the contract. "I congratulate these Steel- workers and their employer for negotiating a good collective agreement that is fair to both parties," said USW Ontario di- rector Marty Warren. "This agreement recognizes the value and the challenging nature of the work performed by these employees on a daily basis." Guelph Wellington CAS, CUPE enter into mediation GUELPH, ONT. — The Cana- dian Union of Public Employ- ees (CUPE) Local 4325 and the Family and Children's Ser- vices of Guelph and Wellington County entered mediation talks April 4. The parties will receive assis- tance from a provincial media- tor . CUPE Local 4325 represents 130 social service workers at the Guelph, Ont.-based organiza- tion. Their previous contract ex- pired on March 31, 2015. "Our members just want a fair contract so we can continue to help at-risk children and their families," said Cathy Thomas, president of CUPE 4325. "The last thing we want is a service disruption that would further affect our clients." According to the union, its members rejected the employ- er's most recent contract offer after discovering senior man- agement received a nine per cent wage increase at the same time that employees were mandated to accept a zero per cent wage increase in their last agreement. The information on senior management's wage increases came from the 2014 Sunshine List. The substantial raises stood in stark contrast to front-line work- ers, the union said. LABOUR BRIEFS 2 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 FORMERLY CLV REPORTS Serving labour relations professionals since 1956 www.labour-reporter.com Published weekly by omson Reuters Canada Ltd. Subscription rate: $595 per year Customer Service Tel: (416) 609-3800 (Toronto) (800) 387-5164 (outside Toronto) Fax: (416) 298-5106 Email: carswell.customerrelations@ thomsonreuters.com Website: www.carswell.com Director, Carswell Media Karen Lorimer Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Todd Humber Editor/Supervisor Sarah Dobson | (416) 649-7896 sarah.dobson@thomsonreuters.com News Editor Liz Foster | (416) 298-5129 liz.foster@thomsonreuters.com Marketing Co-ordinator Keith Fulford | (416) 649-9585 keith.fulford@thomsonreuters.com © 2016 Carswell, a division of omson Reuters Canada Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the written permission of the publisher. e publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting or other professional advice. If legal or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. e analysis contained herein represents the opinion of the authors and should in no way be construed as being either offi cial or unoffi cial policy of any governmental body. ISSN 0045-5113 Publications Registration 2089 Canadian Labour Reporter is part of the Canadian HR Reporter group of publications. Visit www.hrreporter.com for more information. Labour Reporter Canadian www.labourreporter.com Security offi cers push back protesters to prevent them from reaching the National Assembly during a protest against trade union law in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. LABOUR LENS Photo: Pring Samrang (Reuters)

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