Sector 1 – Ambulance Paramedic Coordinated Bargaining Meeting and Ambulance Communication Officers (ACOs) Bargaining Conference 2024 has been scheduled.
Dates:
- Monday, October 7, 2024, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Tuesday, October 8, 2024 , 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Location: Head Office, 100 Lesmill Road, Toronto
Paramedic Coordinated Bargaining Meeting
For the Paramedic Coordinated Bargaining Meeting, as per Articles 6.1 and 6.2 of the Ambulance Division Negotiations Procedures, the bargaining teams from the following units are eligible to participate:
- Oxford County L114
- Regional Municipality of Halton L207
- Haldimand County L2102
- Bruce County L250
- County of Simcoe L303
- Chippewas of Rama First Nation L303
- West Parry Sound 342
- District Municipality of Muskoka L397
- Nipissing DSSAB L647
ACO Bargaining Conference
For the BPS ACO bargaining units, two delegates from each Unit are eligible to attend as per the delegate entitlement below.
- All BPS ACO Units: Wallaceburg L173, West Parry Sound L342, Kingston L462, and Ornge Communications L505
ACO Delegate Entitlement
As per Articles 4.3 and 4.4 of the Negotiating Procedures, each ACO bargaining unit in the Division shall be entitled to send two (2) delegates to the ACO Bargaining Conference.
Where the bargaining unit is a single-unit local the Local President (or in their absence, the Local Vice-President) shall be the automatic first delegate. For all other bargaining units, the highest-ranking officer in the bargaining unit shall be the automatic first delegate. Where the bargaining team has been established, the second delegate shall be elected by the bargaining team. Where the bargaining team has not been established, the second delegate shall be elected by fifty per cent (50%) plus one (1) of the valid ballots cast at a general membership meeting of the unit.
Delegates shall be responsible for representing their bargaining unit at the Bargaining Conference and for communicating information back from the conference to the membership in their bargaining units.
Bargaining units may also elect Alternates (up to the number of delegates) and Observers to be sent to the Bargaining Conference, at the expense of their local. Alternates and Observers shall have voice, but no vote.
The call out along with all the appropriate forms were sent to the respective highest rankings of the eligible bargaining units and the Divisional Executives earlier.