This morning OPSEU members at Youth Employment Services (YES) voted in favour of ratifying the agreement recommended by their bargaining team.
YES workers celebrate ratification of their new agreement.
From left to right: Sonia Buchanan – Shop Steward; Courtney Walker – member; Mirla G. Alvarado – Staff Rep; Michael Louca – Bargaining Team member; Mostafa Essa – member.
“Congratulations on a wonderful fight back by all of you”, said OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas. “You may be a small group of working people but you have just shown the McGuinty government that we are not the problem and that Ontarians need decent jobs with good benefits today as never before.”
OPSEU is proud of these workers and would like to thank all of the team members and workers at YES for their courageous stand in tough times by rejecting two of the employer’s offers before finally accepting one which treats them with the dignity they deserve. They stood strong throughout and rejected any concessions.
The two year contract contains a signing bonus of $250 for every employee, a 2% raise in the second year of the agreement and improvements in health and welfare, including $300 for eye care.
“A strong unit which stuck together and supported their team meant we could achieve the fairness we deserve. Thank you to all members for your commitment and solidarity”, said Michael Louca, Chair of the Bargaining team of YES unit, OPSEU Local 512.
More information:
Mirla Alvarado-Fenn
416-443-8888 ext. 2475
