OPSEU/SEFPO Locals 160, 200, 210, 477, 5103 & 716
To: All OPSEU/SEFPO members of Canadian Blood Services
Your Bargaining Teams have reached a tentative agreement with the Employer following extensive bargaining to merge the former Plasma Collective Agreement into the Support Collective Agreement, bringing all members under one collective agreement.
The following is a summary of the tentative agreement, a 3-year agreement beginning April 1, 2025 and expiring on March 31, 2028.
Highlights include:
General wage increases of:
- 2.25% effective April 1, 2025
- 2% effective April 1, 2026
- 1.75% effective April 1, 2027
Retroactive wage adjustments to be paid within sixty (60) days of ratification.
One-time lump sum payments for eligible former Support bargaining unit employees:
- $12,000 for eligible full-time employees in identified classifications hired on or before January 25, 2013.
- $5,000 for eligible full-time employees hired after January 25, 2013.
- $3,000 for part-time employees.
- $1,000 for eligible temporary and casual employees.
Improvements to premium payments, including:
- Plasma members will now be covered by the premium provisions contained in the former Support Collective Agreement, with evening and weekend premiums paid retroactively to April 1, 2025.
- Temporary transfer premium increased to $2.50 per hour for employees assigned additional responsibility.
- On-the-job trainer premium increased to $1.75 per hour.
- On-call pay increased to $3.45 per hour Monday to Saturday and $5.05 per hour on Sundays and designated paid holidays.
- Uniform allowance increased to $240 annually for eligible employees.
- Safety boot and glove allowance increased to $130 annually for eligible employees.
- Meal allowances for lunch increased to $13.05
Improvements to language including:
Improvements to Job Security and Seniority, including:
• Enhanced layoff, displacement, recall and voluntary severance provisions.
• Improved seniority language, including clearer application of seniority within Centres, Regions and permanent clinic locations.
Improvements to Scheduling and Mobile Operations, including:
• Improved language regarding the distribution of additional hours to regular part-time employees.
• Improved schedule cancellation protections.
• Improved travel, transportation and overnight accommodation provisions for employees working mobile collections.
Improvements to Union Representation and Workplace Protections, including:
• Expanded Labour-Management Committee representation.
An electronic ratification vote will begin at 3pm on Thursday July 23rd and run until Saturday July 25th at 3pm.
The full settlement document will be available for members to review prior to the ratification vote. Members will have an opportunity to ask questions and discuss the tentative agreement with the Bargaining Team before casting their vote.
Your Bargaining Team believes this agreement represents meaningful improvements for members and recommends acceptance of the tentative agreement.
Bloodlines Bargaining Bulletin (PDF)
Memorandum of Settlement (PDF)
In Solidarity,
Your Support and Plasma Bargaining Teams:
Support
Alberto Alvaro – [email protected]
Audrey Smith – [email protected]
Natalie Dubuc – [email protected]
Brent MacPherson – [email protected]
Kevin Beresten – [email protected]
Plasma
Jennifer Pinkos – [email protected]
Lieu Le – [email protected]
Meaghan Murray – [email protected]
Rilyn Thompson – [email protected]
Elsie Sinclair – [email protected]
Nahrin Darmo – [email protected]