LABOUR RELATIONS BRIEFS NOVEMBER 20, 2016 - FEBRUARY 21, 2017
047/016 St. Michael’s Grove Manor: Agreement ratified
001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 006, 009 & 012 Government of Alberta: Bargaining survey completed Members who work for the Government of Alberta took part in a bargaining survey to help their bargaining committee determine the membership’s priorities for the upcoming round of bargaining. Almost 5,000 members completed the survey before it closed on Jan. 25. The bargaining committee thanks the members for their time and effort in filling out the survey.
040/013 Covenant Care Chateau Vitaline: Application for mediation After negotiations broke down on Nov. 30, the bargaining committee for staff at Chateau Vitaline applied for mediation with their employer, Covenant Care. The employer’s final offer in bargaining fell far short of agreements reached at Villa Marie in Red Deer and Holy Cross Manor in Calgary. The bargaining committee hopes a neutral third party will help the employer see that employees doing the same job should not be paid significantly less than their counterparts in different locations. Chateau Vitaline is a 49-bed seniors residence in Beaumont, 30 kilometres south of Edmonton.
041, 043, 044, 045 & 046 AHS Nursing Care: Vote on mediator's recommendations AHS nursing care members on March 7 ratified their bargaining package, 24 DIRECT IMPACT
including items agreed to in collective bargaining and recommended by the mediator following a mail-in vote at union headquarters. The agreement, retroactive to April 1, 2015, includes a 1.2 per cent increase for 2015-16 and a 0.8 per cent increase for 2016-17, with improvements to benefits and language. It expires March 31, 2017. The employer has until March 10, after press time, to ratify. Negotiations began in May 2015 for this agreement. The mediator produced the recommended settlement following 25 mediation dates.
047/003, 004 & 048 Revera Jasper Place, Miller Crossing, and South Terrace: Agreement ratified Members at three Revera facilities in Edmonton ratified a new collective agreement on Oct. 25. The two-year agreement, expiring March 31, 2018, includes salary increases of 2.25 per cent for 2016 and two per cent in 2017. In addition, staff will receive increases to weekend premiums and an additional named holiday. AUPE represents approximately 440 members at the three facilities.
Staff at St. Michael’s Grove Manor in Spruce Grove ratified a new collective agreement on Feb. 2 following a worksite vote. The four-year agreement, expiring Sept. 30, 2018, includes salary increases of three per cent for 2014, 1.2 per cent for 2015, 0.8 per cent for 2016, and the same increase as will be negotiated for AHS ANC in 2017. They also receive an increase to their health spending account, and an additional step of vacation leave for long-service employees. AUPE represents approximately 20 staff members at the care facility west of Edmonton.
047/022 Venta Care GSS: Agreement ratified GSS members at Edmonton’s Venta Care Centre have a new collective agreement following a ratification vote on Dec. 21. The new two-year agreement, spanning from Aug. 1, 2015 to July 31, 2017, includes salary increases of two per cent each year. AUPE represents approximately 50 GSS staff at the facility.
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Seasons Camrose: First agreement ratified
Venta Care ANC: Agreement ratified
More than 100 members at Seasons Camrose seniors residence ratified their first collective agreement on Jan. 10. The three-year agreement, expiring Dec. 31, 2019, includes salary increases of two per cent, 1.75 per cent, and 1.5 per cent in each year, as well as increases to shift and weekend premiums, paid holidays, increases in sick leave, an RRSP entitlement, LPN professional development days, and no contracting out language.
ANC members at Venta Care Centre in Edmonton ratified a new collective agreement on Dec. 21. The two-year agreement, expiring July 31, 2017, includes salary increases that will mirror the AHS ANC agreement when it is settled. Additionally, RRSP matching will be increased from two per cent to three per cent. AUPE represents approximately 100 ANC staff at the facility.