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St. Amant Inc. (Community Residential Programs) - Local 178 - Bargaining Brief
Updated: Oct 04, 2022
Approx. Number of Members: 525
Current Contract Expires: March 31, 2018
MGEU Staff Negotiator: A. J. Hunter
Elected Bargaining Committee Members: Evan Scott
Stephanie Swain
Diana Stafford
LATEST BARGAINING NEWS
The St. Amant Inc. (Community Residential Programs) - Local 178 Bargaining Committee continued to meet with the employer throughout spring of 2022. Further bargaining dates are scheduled in for this fall.
The Committee is pushing the employer to present their monetary package so negotiations re: things like wages and benefits can begin.
Overview of Bargaining So Far
Members of St. Amant Inc. (Community Residential Programs) - Local 178 had the opportunity to put forward their ideas and proposals for improving their collective agreement on April 7, 2019.
The Bargaining Committee then worked to pull together these proposals into a bargaining package to present to the employer.
Since the St. Amant Inc. (Community Residential Programs) - Local 178 collective agreement expired, a number of factors prevented negotiations from starting, including the government’s wage freeze legislation and the global pandemic.
After several months, the Bargaining Committee finalized an Essential Services Agreement.
The St. Amant Inc. (Community Residential Programs) - Local 178 Bargaining
Committee began meeting with the employer on Tuesday, January 18, 2022.
Negotiations continued throughout February and March 2022, with further
negotiations scheduled into April and May 2022.