Your negotiating team met the employer on Jan. 31 and Feb. 4 to begin bargaining.
Wage Proposals
Civida’s wage offer is not good enough. The employer offered a three-year deal with the following wage adjustments:
- Year 1 - 2%
- Year 2 - 2%
- Year 3 - 1.75%
We know that the ever-rising cost of living and our tireless service mean we have earned much more. We have made it clear that this offer does not come close to meeting our needs. We are demanding a two-year deal with the following wage increases:
- Year 1 - 13%
- Year 2 - 7%
We are committed to fighting for the working conditions and wages we deserve. We will not back down until our demands are met.
Bargaining progress in other areas
Aside from wage proposals, we made some quick progress and signed off on the following Articles and Letter of Understanding (LOU) without making changes:
- Article 2 - Application
- Article 3 - Management Rights Clause
- Article 8 - Employer - Union Relations
- Article 13 - Notice of Resignation
- Article 14 - Human Resources Policies and Procedures
- Article 15 - Bulletin Boards
- Article 22 - Hours of Work
- Article 25 - Standby Duty
- Article 35 - Maternity / Parental / Adoption Leave
- Article 37 - Pension Plan
- Article 45 - Educational Leave
- Letter of Understanding #1 - RE: Article 22 - Hours of Work
We also had respectful conversations and made progress on the following Articles:
- Article 1 - Interpretation
- Article 4 - Union Membership and Dues Check-Off
- Article 5 - Union Recognition
- Article 6 - Employee Management Advisory Committee
- Article 7 - Union Stewards
- Article 9 - Personnel File Clearance
- Article 11 - Grievance Procedure
- Article 12 - Time-Off for Union Business
- Article 16 - Probationary Appointment
You can view all of our proposals by clicking here.
You can view all the employer’s proposals by clicking here.
Wear red to show your support
We will continue bargaining with the employer on March 19, April 14, May 22 and 23, and June 12 and 13. Wear red on these days to show the employer that we are united! Send photos of you and your coworkers wearing red to photos@aupe.org to be posted on AUPE’s social media.
Please reach out to a member of your negotiating team if you have any questions or concerns.
AUPE NEGOTIATING TEAM - CIVIDA
Lori Brown
whirley.girl@gmail.com
Tia Tamara Shupenia
tamaraleesh@gmail.com
Toni Bacchitta
sassy-boots@hotmail.com
Andrea Thorne (alt)
pandathorne@gmail.com
Tammy Mason (alt)
furiouslyhappy07@gmail.com
Nicole Huber (alt)
nicoleahan@gmail.com
AUPE RESOURCE STAFF
Chris Dickson Negotiations
c.dickson@aupe.org