Bargaining
CapilanoU-Tentative Agreement and Ratification Meetings
July 25, 2023
To: All MoveUP Members at CapilanoU
As shared last Friday, MoveUP and your employer have agreed to the mediator’s recommended terms of settlement to conclude bargaining and the strike. The parties have tentatively agreed to a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), which can be found here for your review in advance of our ratification meetings this week.
Highlights of the tentative agreement include:
- 3 year agreement
- General wage increases as follows:
- July 1 2022 – June 30 2023: 3.24% + $0.25/hr retroactive
- July 1 2023 – June 30 2024: 6.75%
- July 1 2024 – June 30 2025: 2%, with a potential cost of living adjustment increase to 3%
- Annual Wellness Spending Account of $300.00 (available upon ratification)
- Secured, ongoing funding for the support staff innovation fund (labour market adjustments, transit subsidy, carpooling subsidy)
- Increasing severance pay cap to 26 weeks
- Expanded immediate family definition for Bereavement Leave
- Indigenous Cultural Leave
- Work hour pilot for the Chidren’s Center
- Enhanced protections against changing Modified Work Week (MWW) arrangements without employee consent
- Performance management restrictions
- Career advancement pilot for internal candidates
Your bargaining committee is recommending ratification of the tentative collective agreement.
We will be holding a meeting on Friday July 28, 2023 in order to answer any questions you may have regarding the tentative agreement and the return to work (RTW) protocol.
The ratification meetings details are as follows:
DATE: Friday, July 28, 2023
TIME: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
PLACE: Zoom (register for the meeting here)
AND
DATE: Friday, July 28, 2023
TIME: 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
PLACE: Zoom (register for the meeting here)
Please make every effort to attend.
How and when to vote:
Voting will commence on Friday July 28, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. and close Tuesday August 1, 2023 at 4:30 p.m.
To vote, simply log in to the Members Portal https://memberportal.moveuptogether.ca/ and you will see the option to vote on the screen. If you are having difficulty signing into 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. If you do not know your membership number you can obtain this number through an online form at https://moveuptogether.ca/membernumber/
Please email membership and they will assist you with this. If you are not registered on the member portal prior to the voting opening you will not be eligible to vote. It is recommended you attempt to login into the Members Portal now to ensure you have access.
If you have any questions please see your Bargaining Committee and Job Action Committee members, or contact Nathan Beausoleil (nbeausoleil@moveuptogether.ca) or Christy Slusarenko (cslusarenko@moveuptogether.ca).
In solidarity,
Your Job Action Committee:
Dan Victor, JAC
Janet Cox, JAC
Chris Shier, JAC
Dan Dolan, JAC
Dan Kelly, JAC
Your Bargaining Committee:
Darin Feist, Executive Councillor
Eric Roberts, Executive Councillor
Suzanne Perreault, Executive Councillor
Nathan Beausoleil, Union Representative
Christy Slusarenko, Vice-President of Combined Units