Today, voting ended on the tentative agreement for MGEU Community and Facility Support members in Locals 402, 403, 405, 413, 421 and 456. Members have voted to accept the new four-year collective agreement (effective April 1, 2024 – March 31, 2028).
The new agreement includes significant wage increases for health care support workers in Prairie Mountain Health and Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority, with an average increase of 27% over the life of the agreement. It includes improvements to sick leave and vacation leave, and the addition of two wellness days. In the case of home care workers and mental health proctors, there are also significant improvements to scheduling practices and mileage rates.
The bargaining committee has requested that the employer prioritize the processing of retroactive payments for members. Please note: former employees are required to write to the employer within 90 days of ratification (October 18, 2024) to request retroactive pay on hours worked since April 1, 2024.
The next step in concluding the collective agreement is to work with the employer to finalize and sign-off the document, which could take some time.