Technical Professional Component - Locals 408, 409, 420, 411 and 420 - Bargaining Brief

Updated: Jan 30, 2023
Current Contract Expires: March 31, 2018
MGEU Staff Negotiator: Eric Jenner
Elected Bargaining Committee Members: Diana Schultz (Area 4, Local 410 President & Component Director); Veronica Boychuk (Area 2, Local 408 President); Paulette Sherb (Area 3, Local 409 President); Amanda MacBeth (Area 5, Local 420 President) Carol Birch Area 5, Local 411 President

LATEST BARGAINING NEWS

As they have since the end of May 2022, the Technical Professional Component - Locals 408, 409, 410, 411 and 420 Bargaining Committee continues to meet with the employer every Tuesday and caucus every Wednesday.

The Committee has negotiated Essential Services Agreements for each of the regions and begun talks on non-monetary issues, which include items related to employee rights and working conditions.

These talks are expected to wrap up soon and and talks regarding monetary items, including wages and benefits, to begin.

The union has also been meeting with Provincial representatives at a separate table to discuss recruitment, retention, and training incentives for Tech/Prof members. These talks are related to the Health Human Resource Action Plan recently announced by the government.  

Overview of Bargaining So Far

In spring 2021, Technical Professional Component - Locals 408, 409, 420, 411 and 420  members had an opportunity to send in bargaining proposals via email, and then vote on them at an online meeting. It was important to revisit this process because proposals had originally been gathered before the conclusion of representation votes.

Since then, and through the pandemic, the Bargaining Committee worked hard to finalize the proposal package and pressed the employer to get to the table.  

A May 25th bargaining proposal meeting was held for AFM members moving into the Technical Professional Component - Locals 408, 409, 420, 411 and 420

The Bargaining Committee finalized the Essential Services Agreement and headed to the table to begin negotiations with the employer on May 31, 2022.  

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