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October 23, 2017

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2 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 OPSEU reaches deal with Ontario hospitals TORONTO — Hospital profes- sionals, represented by the On- tario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), reached a ten- tative contract extension on Oct. 12 with the Ontario Hospital As- sociation (OHA). If ratified by both sides, the contract extension will extend the current central collective agreement by three years, to March 31, 2022, according to OPSEU. The contract extension with The contract extension with OPSEU's hospital professionals maintains all provisions con- tained in the current collective agreement reached 18 months ago and it provides for annual wage increases of 1.75 per cent effective April 1, 2019, said the union. "I'm very excited by the out- come we've reached: It gives our members and the hospitals stability for an additional three years," said Sandi Blancher, chair of the OPSEU negotiating team. Labelle, who is also chair of the union's Hospital Profession- als Division, said the tentative agreement reinforces OPSEU's position as the leader in repre- senting hospital professionals in Ontario. Workers at Knowles Centre ratify agreement WINNIPEG — Manitoba Gov- ernment and General Employ- ees' Union (MGEU) Local 432 members working at Knowles Centre, Support Assistance to Independent Living (SAIL) in Winnipeg, ratified a new three- year agreement on Oct 10. Highlights of the agreement include significant improve- ments to vacation and sick leave, and a new mental-health day, said the union. The workers assist older teens The workers assist older teens — who've been in care — to be- gin living independently. In a separate vote, employees agreed to a change in their hours of work, extending their evening availability. Sudbury, Ont., centre staff walk out SUDBURY, Ont. — Ten coun- selling staff members — working at the Sudbury Counselling Cen- tre in Ontario — went on strike Oct. 16. Workers at the centre, who are members of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 2020, were outside the building delivering apologies to clients, said the union. "The employer is demand- ing concessions around work- ing conditions and a re-write of an employment contract that's been effective for over 30 years," said Lynne Descary, USW staff representative. "After four meetings with a conciliator, we didn't even get to monetary discussions at the table," said Descary. While on strike, the counsel- ling staff will continue to offer their children's services, such as the child witness program, for vulnerable children in the com- munity scheduled to appear in court, according to USW. Counselling staff offer coun- selling and psychotherapy, de- liver employee assistance pro- grams, partner assault response for women and men, counselling for women experiencing sexual and domestic violence, assis- tance for male survivors of sex- ual violence and mental health counselling. Photo: REUTERS/Chris Helgren LABOUR LENS LABOUR BRIEFS 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: customersupport.legaltaxcanada@tr.com Website: www.carswell.com Director, Media Solutions, Canada Karen Lorimer Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Todd Humber Editor/Supervisor Sarah Dobson | (416) 649-7896 sarah.dobson@thomsonreuters.com News Editor John Dujay | (416) 298-5129 john.dujay@thomsonreuters.com Sales Manager Paul Burton | (416) 649-9928 paul.burton@thomsonreuters.com Marketing Co-ordinator Keith Fulford | (416) 649-9585 keith.fulford@thomsonreuters.com © 2017 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.labour-reporter.com A striking member of Unifor walks to a picket line past a trailer covered with a Canadian ag reading, "Canadian Made Matters!" outside the General Motors CAMI assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ont., on Oct. 13.

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