Meeting Notice

Master Trade Union Group (MTUG) – Tentative Agreement Reached – Membership Meeting


October 9, 2024

To: All MoveUP members working at MTUG Employer Worksites


We are pleased to announce that we have reached a tentative collective agreement with your employer with no concessions. The tentative agreement includes:

4 year agreement with full retroactivity from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2028 as follows:

Effective January 1, 2025                           3.50% Increase to all Categories

Effective January 1, 2026                          3.50% Increase to all Categories

Effective January 1, 2027                          3.25% Increase to all Categories

Effective January 1, 2028                          3.25% Increase to all Categories

Wage Reopener

In the event the Canadian Consumer Price Index (CPI) exceeds the negotiated wage increase in Year 4 of this agreement (2028), the parties shall meet within thirty (30) days) of CPI data having being released to discuss a remedy.

Improved Benefits

  • Increased Paramedicals
    • Improved orthodontics coverage ($6000 up from $3000)
    • Improved psychology services
    • Improved speech language pathologist coverage
    • New all preventative vaccine coverage
    • Improved prescription eyeglass coverage
    • Confirmation of direct pay card

Other Improvements

    • General Housekeeping
    • Improved Management Rights Clause
    • New Right of Representation Clause
    • Notice of investigation language
    • List of Arbitrators

The parties agree to unanimously recommend acceptance of this Memorandum of Agreement to their respective principals.

We will be holding a meeting in order to review the tentative agreement with you. The meeting details are as follows:

DATE: Wednesday, October 16, 2024
TIME: 6 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.
PLACE:
Teams (We will send you the teams link in a separate email to your home email address.)

Details on when, where and how to vote will be provided in a bulletin in the coming days.

In solidarity,

Your Bargaining Committee:

Daniel Storms, Union Representative
Meaghan Morrice, Union Representative
Tracey Tilsley, Job Steward
Paula Bawa, Job Steward


File Number: 24-MTUG-BLTN- Tentative Agreement Reached – Membership Meeting
Union Label: DS:hb usw2009