LockTalk #10: Bargaining Resumes

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Update from the bargaining table

During the writ period, your bargaining team continued working on proposals so that we would be in a position to resume bargaining once the government was back in place following the provincial election.

Your bargaining team resumed negotiations with the employer on April 16, 2025, and we remain in the early stages of the bargaining process. We are committed to advancing the priorities identified by the bargaining unit.

As such, we have confirmed these additional meeting dates with the employer:

  • May 6-7
  • May 22
  • June 23-24

We remain hopeful that momentum will build in the bargaining process so that members will be able to participate in a ratification vote on a tentative agreement for the first time in over a decade.

Corrections Cares events

The Correctional Bargaining Unit held a number of Corrections Cares events primarily in support of Boots on the Ground, and other local charities across the province. We were able to raise $18,853 in donations, giving back to our communities. Shout out to everyone who was involved in organizing, participating, and donating to these important causes!

Group of OCI correctional workers standing outside with Corrections Division flag Group of Correctional workers posing in an axe-throwing facility Three correctional workers standing together holding a large cheque for Boots on the Ground Group of correctional workers standing together holding a cheque for Boots on the Ground Group shot of hockey players posing together on the ice Three correctional workers standing together holding a large cheque made out to Boots on the Ground Five correctional workers standing together in the lobby of an arena

Mobilizer Updates

Over the last several weeks, our mobilizers have been busy connecting with members across the province to provide education on the bargaining process. Mobilizers were at the following locations:

  • Algoma Treatment and Remand Centre
  • CCPAT
  • Cornwall Probation & Parole
  • Donald Doucet Youth Centre
  • Monteith Correctional Centre
  • Niagara Detention Centre
  • North Bay Jail
  • Ontario Correctional Institute
  • Ottawa West Probation & Parole
  • Peterborough Probation/Probation and Parole
  • Ronald Lester Youth Centre
  • Roy McMurtry Youth Centre
  • Sarnia Jail
  • Thunder Bay Correctional Centre
  • Thunder Bay Jail
  • Thunder Bay Probation/Probation & Parole
  • Timmins Probation & Parole

Stay tuned for upcoming events from our mobilizers.

Group of correctional workers standing outside under Corrections tent next to Niagara Detention Centre sign Group of correctional workers standing outside RLYC with Corrections Division sign Group of correctional workers standing in the snow with a BBQ and corrections flags. Group of correctional workers standing under a corrections tent next to Sarnia Jail Group of correctional workers standing together inside with a corrections flag Group of correctional worker standing outside at night with a fire burning in a burn barrel Correctional workers standing together in a building entryway holding a Corrections Division flag Group of correctional workers standing together inside with a Corrections Division flag Group of correctional workers standing outside at sunrise Group of correctional workers standing together inside a room with a table in front of them. Group of correctional workers standing together next to the Donald Doucet Youth Centre sign Group of correctional workers standing together in a semi-circle around a fire pit Group of correctional workers standing together with correctional flags outside a building Group of correctional workers standing together outside a building under a Corrections Division tent Group of correctional workers standing together outside the entryway of a building Correctional workers standing outside at night in shadow in front of a large building with bright lights shining down

Remember: LockTalk is your only official source of accurate bargaining information. If you have questions, please contact the bargaining team at [email protected].

In solidarity,

Janet Laverty, Chair, Correctional Bargaining Team
Adam Cygler, Vice-Chair, Correctional Bargaining Team