Bill 124

This week the employer provided us with an update on the progress in implementing our new wage grid and retroactive payments following our Bill 124 wage re-opener award. While we are pleased that all OPS Unified members are now being paid at their new rate, one quarter – 25% – of our members have yet...

OPTrust has published information related to Bill 124, retroactive wage increases and the impact on your pension benefit.  This communication is intended for OPSEU/SEFPO members who participate in the OPSEU Pension Plan (OPTrust). Please find a link to the communication below: OPSEU/SEFPO Retroactive Salary Awards (optrust.com)

After several months, we are pleased to share that OCEW have reached an agreement with the Crown and CTA regarding remedy for Bill 124. Retroactive compensation increases will be: 0.75% for 2019-20, 0.75% for 2020-21, and 2.75% for 2021-22. In addition to retroactive payments, wage rates in 2022-2026 collective agreements be increased and all wages...

On January 21 Arbitrator Gerry Lee issued his award for the Unified Bargaining Unit’s Bill 124 wage re-opener. Included in the Lee award, the Unified Bargaining Unit nurse grids will be at parity with the OPS Correctional Bargaining Unit nurse classification wage grids, effective January 1, 2024. The parties have reviewed the employer proposal on...

Members in the five units representing Home and Community Care Support Services workers at OPSEU/SEFPO have ratified new two-year collective agreements ahead of a major restructuring of the sector imposed by the Ford government. The deals include general wage increases of 3 per cent in each year of the agreement as well as other monetary...

After working through the weekend, members in the five units representing Home and Community Care Support Services workers at OPSEU/SEFPO have received an arbitrated Award for Bill 124 and reached tentative agreements in their renewal bargaining. The teams went into the weekend armed with strong strike mandates from a majority of members. Determined to reach...

Following the Arbitration Award, announced January 21st, for the OPS Unified Bargaining Unit, the employer and the union have held ongoing meetings to discuss the implementation of the award. The parties have reviewed the new wage rates for all classifications, except for nurse classifications. This includes the general wage increases for 2022, 2023, and 2024,...

Amanda Usher – OPS Unified Bargaining Team Chair (CERC Chair) Amanda Usher is an Ambulance Communications Officer (ACO) with over 18 years of experience, including 8 years as a fixed-term contract employee. Amanda has achieved remarkable milestones that have made her a proud OPSEU/SEFPO member and activist. Currently serving as the elected OPS CERC Chair, Amanda...

Updated Timeline on Arbitration Award The employer sent out an email to OPS Unified members with an updated timeline on when members can expect wage increases, and retroactive pay from the Award. We have been putting continuous pressure on the employer to speed up the process and are deeply disappointed with their slow rollout. You...

Thank you to the thousands of members who joined our Townhall last month to review the contents of the Bill 124 wage re-opener Award issued by Arbitrator Gerry Lee. Backgrounder The Ford government’s Bill 124, Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act, was found to be void and of no effect in November...

We have received our Bill 124 Wage Re-Opener Arbitration Award from Arbitrator Kaplan today, February 27, 2024. In this process, your Bargaining Team was seeking wage improvements, pandemic pay, improvements to benefits and classification adjustments. We are pleased to share the details of the award with all of you. Wages increases (with retro): The Employer...

This week, workers won against the Ford government. The Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the previous Superior Court finding that Bill 124 was unconstitutional. The government has since announced that they will not appeal the decision and will instead repeal the unjust legislation very soon. OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick spoke at a press conference at Queen’s Park...