Bargaining

W.A.V.A.W. – RCC – Bargaining Update #7

October 21, 2021

To: All MoveUP members at W.A.V.A.W. RCC

We are pleased to announce that the Employer and the Union have reached a tentative agreement.  We concluded bargaining yesterday and were able to obtain a fair and reasonable tentative agreement with the Employer.

Your bargaining committee is recommending acceptance of the tentative agreement and some of the highlights include, but this is not an exhaustive list:

  • $250.00 Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) as a signing bonus (will be included in benefits)
  • Elders and/or Knowledge Keepers included in Grievance Process
  • Elders and/or Knowledge Keepers included in Union Representation
  • Improvement on inclusions for Non-Discrimination Article
  • Improvements in language in Respectful Workplace
  • Declaration of Statutory Holiday observance for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
  • Inclusion of Gender Transition Leave
  • Title Change to reflect Gender Based Violence and increase in days for leave allotment
  • Indemnity Clause negotiated
  • Workload Review Committee through Labour Management Meetings
  • Quarantine Leave
  • Introduction of Wage Package to consist of Bands and Step Levels
    • this includes an automatic wage increase to level up to a Band and Step in the first year retroactive to May 1, 2021.
    • 1 % wage increase effective May 1, 2022
    • 2 % wage increase effective May 1, 2023
  • Three-year term, May 1, 2021 to April 30, 2024.

We will be sending out information shortly to the members identifying the specifics of how we will be conducting the ratification meeting and the voting, along with time and dates.

Please make sure that you keep an eye out for this information as it will be sent to your home emails, along with the memorandum of agreement package that will form the amendments to the collective agreement.

We ask that once received, you review the information and please be prepared to ask questions at the ratification meeting so you are able to make an informed decision to whether you will be voting “Yes” to tentative agreement or “No” to the tentative agreement.

Thank you for your support and solidarity,

Your Bargaining Committee,

Charlene Bayer, WAVAW Bargaining Committee Member
Cindy A. Lee, Union Representative

File Number: 21-W.A.V.A.W.-BARG- Tentative Agreement Reached - Oct 21
Union Label: CL:hb usw2009
 

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