Job Action
Konica Minolta Business Solutions – STRIKE VOTE – NOTICE OF POLL
February 7, 2025
To: All MoveUP members at Konica Minolta
Your bargaining committee most recently met with the employer on January 21st, and at the end of the day, the parties were still very far apart. You provided a strong mandate on what you need from the employer to ratify your next collective agreement. Your committee has fought hard to achieve several of those items; however, we have reached an impasse on the following key items:
- Wages
- Vacation Entitlements
- Sick Leave Entitlements
- Benefits
- Hours of work
Your employer has proposed a reduction to your vacation and sick leave entitlements, in addition to changing the parameters of your current working hours. We view these proposals as concessionary, and your union will not accept concessions. We have tabled our proposals on wages and the term of the agreement; however, your employer has responded with an offer of zero wage increases over the term of the agreement.
Negotiations have come to a halt due the impasse between the parties. Your bargaining committee is still committed and prepared to negotiate with your employer if they return to the table with a fair and reasonable offer.
We want to stress that we need solidarity now more than ever. A STRONG membership means added pressure on the employer to get a fair collective agreement.
A membership meeting will be held to discuss the progress of negotiations. At this meeting you will be asked to vote on taking strike action. The question on the ballot is:
“Are you in favour of a strike?”
This meeting is extremely important, and we need your support. Please make every effort to attend and participate in this vote.
Date: Thursday February 13, 2025
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Teams (a meeting invitation will be sent to your personal email, please ensure your personal information is up to date in the
Member Portal, instructions below)
Please make every effort to attend this important meeting.
In solidarity,
Your Bargaining Committee:
Dal Dosanjh, Bargaining Committee Member
Shawn Foubert, Bargaining Committee Member
Christy Slusarenko, Vice-President Combined Units
Andrew Cheverie, Union Representative
Member Portal:
To vote, simply log in to the member portal and you will see the option to vote on the screen. If you are having difficulty signing in to the member portal, please email membership@moveuptogether.ca. If you haven’t already registered for your account, you will need your membership number and home email address and then click here. If you do not know your membership number, please go to moveuptogether.ca/membernumber and complete the online form and you will be contacted within one business day.
