Your negotiating team met with the employer on October 21 and 22 to begin bargaining. We shared most of our proposals and made a lot of progress.
Significant improvements include:
Preamble – Cambridge Manor will be included in the Clifton and Wentworth collective agreement.
Article 4 Harassment/Discrimination – Investigations must be completed within 90 calendar days.
Article 13 Wages – A new three-month window for you to share previous experience that would move you up on the salary grid.
We also made minor updates to the following articles:
Article 6 Definitions
Article 15 Seniority
Article 27 Grievance Procedure
Article 28 Time Off for Union Business
The following Letters of Understanding (LOU) were renewed without changes:
LOU #2 Line Selection Process
LOU #3 Scheduling Committee
The following LOUs were removed:
LOU #5 Benefit Review Committee
LOU #6 Lump Sum Payments
We are glad our meetings were respectful, but the employer has caused some concern with proposed changes to benefits. They inappropriately shared these proposals with staff, instead of with your negotiating team. We hope to correct their mistake and bring this discussion back to the bargaining table.
We will provide further updates as negotiations proceed. Please reach out to a member of your negotiating team with any questions or concerns.
AUPE NEGOTIATING TEAM - BRENDA STRAFFORD FOUNDATION
Shelly Wilton
swilton23@hotmail.com
Cecile Griggs
foreverblessings4me@yahoo.ca
Carol Eastman
caeastman@yahoo.ca
Aileen Badoles
aileen.badoles@75@hotmail.com
AUPE RESOURCE STAFF
Darren Gangur Negotiations
d.gangur@aupe.org