The Bargaining Team met for the first time this year on January 15th.
We continued our discussion regarding our interpretation and application of Bill 124. The BT received input from a member who has been engaged in collective bargaining under this legislation, as well as from our CUPE-National representative, Stephen Horner. We finalized a set of questions for our legal counsel. We are still awaiting the Employer’s document on their reading of Bill 124.
In the second half of our meeting, we discussed several equity-related concerns. Members of the Bargaining Team and of the Executive Committee have identified the need to better communicate to the rank-and-file membership the motivation behind our equity proposals as well as how such language would interact with existing seniority provisions. A subcommittee made up of members of the Bargaining Team and the Executive Committee was struck to focus on this plan.
Members are encouraged to join us on Friday, January 22nd, at noon, when bargaining with the Employer resumes, and we anticipate receiving counter proposals.
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