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Ona 2017 california11/9/2023 ![]() “My coworkers and I will continue fighting, alongside nurses, to stop the Doug Ford Conservatives’ ongoing public health funding cuts and needless forced mergers.”įrontline CUPE Local 3314 public health workers at Hastings Prince Edward Public Health are: Public health inspectors, a Smoke-Free Ontario (SFO) enforcement officer, Certified dental assistants, Registered dental hygienists, a Family home visitor, Registered dieticians, Health promoters, a Foundational standards specialist who tracks vital statistics, a Communications coordinator, a Building maintenance operator, Information technology staff, and Program assistants who provide professional clerical support. “The resolve of my coworkers withdrawing their labour for 10 days – along with the solidarity of our Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) colleagues and the support of our communities’ residents – has resulted in reasonable and necessary wage increases plus some modest improvements to benefits. “We look forward to the employer successfully ratifying our new three-year collective agreement Tuesday and expect to return to work Wednesday. The new collective agreement between CUPE and Hastings Prince Edward Public Health includes a three percent wage increase this year, retroactive to January 1, and 2.5% increases in each of the next two years. 3: Kim Craig, a public health inspector and the president of CUPE Local 3314, stated frontline workers at Hastings Prince Edward Public Health voted 81 per cent in favour of ratifying our tentative agreement with the board of health. HPEPH also thanks the community for patience and understanding throughout the service disruption.įrontline CUPE public health workers reach tentative agreement We also want to recognize and thank the non-union staff who worked diligently and professionally throughout the strike to maintain core public health services.” “The board is eager to have all staff resume their important work, which protects the health and well-being of our residents. As we have reiterated throughout the bargaining process, we aimed to balance the requests of our unionized staff with needs of the organization, taxpayers, and most importantly, our clients. “I want to thank the bargaining team members for their professional and respectful efforts to reach these agreements. ![]() “I am very pleased we have reached agreements with CUPE and ONA, and delivery of regular public health services can resume,” says Jan O’Neill, board chair. Union members are also to receive some enhanced benefits. The contracts include wage increases of three per cent in the first year, and 2.5 per cent in each subsequent year. The three-year contracts negotiated with both unions are retro-active to Jan. Services are to be gradually resuming in the coming days. The nursing staff represented by ONA returned to work Monday after a six-week strike, and CUPE staff returned to work Wednesday morning, after being on strike since Sept. 4: Hastings Prince Edward Public Health board has ratified agreements with Local 31 of the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) and Canadian Union of Public (CUPE) Local 3314.
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