Bargaining News

Click here for a PDF version. Our last dates with the Employer at the bargaining table left us disgusted and angry. Not only was the Employer not listening to our needs; they were only bringing concessions to the table. After those dates, we called on you to send a loud message to the Employer: Enough...

Bargaining Continues: Updates from the table On June 23rd and 24th, your HPD central bargaining team met with the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) for a second time, with support from a conciliation officer. We entered bargaining committed to having a productive dialogue with the OHA on outstanding monetary and non-monetary items. We presented new language...

Bargaining Bulletin 23 Exactly a year out from when we first gave Notice to Bargain, full-time and partial-load faculty have been awarded a three-year collective agreement, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027. Despite bargaining in a tumultuous climate, we have achieved significant gains – including improvements for partial-load faculty, the most significant remedies...

Click here for a PDF version of LockTalk #13. While the Employer may be listening, they’re not hearing our message. They are oblivious to the environment inside our institutions and offices. During our last bargaining dates in May, we provided the Employer with a wealth of information outlining the critical issues impacting Correctional workplaces across...

We are writing to provide an important update regarding the status of bargaining. As previously shared, your bargaining team decided to request a “no-board” report after the March 26, 2025, conciliation session as the employer’s position failed to adequately address the priorities and concerns identified by the membership. We are now moving forward to the...

Bargaining Bulletin 22 Six months since we first secured dates for mediation-arbitration with the mutually agreed upon Arbitrator William Kaplan, both union and employer met from June 14-16, 2025 to settle the terms of our new collective agreement. Mediation proved unsuccessful once talks between the parties broke down, moving us into arbitration. The terms of...

Bargaining Begins: Making Our Priorities Known Last week, your HPD central bargaining team met with the Ontario Hospitals Association (OHA) to begin negotiations on the issues that matter most to hospitals professionals across Ontario. Both sides tabled their first set of proposals, and one thing was made very clear – our approaches to finding solutions...

On Monday, your bargaining team gives our employer Notice to Bargain, kicking off one of the most important bargaining rounds in our Division’s history. Thousands of surveyed members identified core issues for this bargaining round – including better wages and stronger job security – that will shape the proposals that hit the table. Our first...

Bargaining Bulletin #12 Earlier this week, our employer gave notice of their requested “no board” report to all part-time college support staff. During contract negotiations, this means that effective from the date that report is issued by the Ministry of Labour, a 16-day countdown begins until the employer can lock us out of our work,...

Click here to download a printable PDF. Update from the bargaining table Your Bargaining Team met with the Employer on May 22, 2025 — our first monetary discussion since submitting our fulsome proposal in December 2024. The Employer’s position did not fully address our proposals, resulting in mixed progress. They offered a handful of meager...

Preparing for the bargaining Table Your elected bargaining team begins negotiations with the OHA next week – May 26th to May 30th – with additional dates in June and July. We have been working diligently for several months to prepare, finishing with a full week of preparations May 5th-9th, 2025. During this final week, we...

As we set out for one of the most important bargaining rounds our division has weathered, your College Support Full-Time Bargaining Team and Local delegates from across the province gathered in Toronto from May 3-4 to set key priorities for our shared fight. Delegates also elected their peers to key committees holding down the fight...