Interest Arbitration Awards

In 2010, the Ontario government told pharmacy technicians they would be regulated by the Ontario College of Pharmacists. Now, after a hard fought battle to demonstrate that value to employers, wages will finally reflect the increase in accountability. On January 6, arbitrator Diane Gee awarded a six per cent wage increase for OPSEU registered pharmacy...

Message from OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas Dear Public Health Ontario members, On behalf of OPSEU’s entire Executive Board, I’d like to offer hearty congratulations to you and your bargaining team for your professionalism, diligence, and patience. They have all paid off with an arbitration award that we can all be proud of. I’ll let...

On April 20, 2018, the parties began negotiating monetary issues. (Please refer to Employer Monetary Demands and LockTalk 16, which contains a link to our monetary positions.) Click here to download LockTalk 24. The employer was unwilling to agree to any union demands unless there were concessions, takeaways and administrative “cost savings” equal to any...