Your negotiating team had its first meeting with the employer on April 9 to talk about issues such as in-service programs, seniority, management rights and much more.
We were able to have meaningful conversations with the employer, who signed off the following articles, as is.
There was only one update that the Letter of Understanding (LOU) #1: Employee and Management Advisory Committee (EMAC) move into the main body of the Collective Agreement.
Purpose and Preamble
Article 4 - Union Membership & Dues Deduction
Article 5 - Management Rights
Article 7 - In-Service Programs
Article 9 - Seniority
Article 10 - Performance Appraisals and Employee Development
Article 15 - Notice of Subcontracting
Article 18 - Resignation and Termination
Article 19 - Transportation
Article 24 - Workers’ Compensation
Article 27 - Temporary Employees
Article 32 - Copies of the Collective Agreement
Article 34 - Dress Code
LOU#1 - New Employee and Management Advisory Committee (EMAC)
LOU#2 - Mutual Agreement to Adjust FTEs
We Wear Red on Fridays!
Our next bargaining meetings are June 24 and 25.
Wear red to show AgeCare we are united and serious about bargaining. The progress we make at the table isn’t possible without all AUPE members at Sagewood showing support and wearing red on Fridays.
Thank you for keeping up with this important campaign and getting us closer to a better collective agreement.
Please contact a member of your negotiating team if you have questions.
AUPE NEGOTIATING TEAM – AGECARE SAGEWOOD
Kim Baxter
kimbaxter1981@hotmail.com
Robin Van Oosterwaard
2songirl@live.com
Shauna Curwin
slcurwin@gmail.com
AUPE RESOURCE STAFF
Tammy McNeil, Negotiations
t.mcneil@aupe.org
