LATEST BARGAINING NEWS
After CBS - Local 200 members rejected the employer’s latest offer, the Bargaining Committee immediately got to work on a new proposal in preparation to meet with a third-party conciliator.
A meeting with the conciliator took place in March and further dates are scheduled into April 2024.
Overview of Bargaining
Members of Canadian Blood Services - Local 200 had an opportunity to put forward their ideas and proposals for improving their collective agreement at a meeting on April 27, 2022.
The Bargaining Committee then worked to pull together these proposals into a bargaining package to present to the employer.
The Canadian Blood Services - Local 200 Bargaining Committee exchanged bargaining proposals with the employer in early 2023 and negotiations re: non-monetary proposals like contract language and working conditions continued into the spring and summer.
In August, the two sides exchanged monetary proposals, which includes wages and benefits and talks are continuing.
The Canadian Blood Services - Local 200 Bargaining Committee received an offer from the employer on December 15, 2023. They took it out to the membership for a vote, with a recommendation to reject.
Members of Canadian Blood Services - Local 200 voted to reject the employer's offer on January 3, 2024.