Your PIPSC SUN RT Bargaining Team is pleased to share the details of the tentative agreement reached with the hospital with regards to the Bill 124 and Pandemic Pay reopeners.
Your bargaining team was successful in securing additional pay increases, which will provide higher wages for all members on an ongoing basis. We believe that in the long term this is more effective than a one time, lump sum payment.
Rates of Pay (Bill 124 Adjustment, in addition to existing 1.0% increase each year)
Effective April 1, 2019 – Additional increase to rates of pay: 1.0%
Effective April 1, 2020 – Additional increase to rates of pay: 0.75%
Effective April 1, 2021 – Additional increase to rates of pay: 2.0%
As other groups in the sector have been successful in securing higher wage increases in 2022 and beyond, this agreement sets a firm foundation for negotiation of the new collective agreement, which will be effective from April 1, 2022.
In addition, the hospital acknowledged that we are facing recruitment and retention issues, and has agreed to form a committee with the Union to review recruitment and retention issues and make recommendations for bargaining.
Recruitment and Retention
The parties agree to establish a joint committee, composed of equal representatives of the parties, to meet within thirty (30) days of the signature of this agreement, to review recruitment and retention issues and make recommendations to the parties for the current round of bargaining.
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Click here for a copy of the Tentative Agreement.
Click here for the approximate wage rates.
Your PIPSC SUN-RT Bargaining Team unanimously recommends the acceptance of this tentative agreement.
In solidarity,
Your SUN RT Bargaining Team, PIPSC
Keeran Sritharan
Kevin Allen
Joe Presutti
Beth Franc
David Griffin, Negotiator