Two locals of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) in contract negotiations with the City of Toronto today withdrew dozens of their proposals to clear the way for the two sides to come to an agreement.
CUPE Local 79 and TCEU – CUPE Local 416 both presented the city with what they see as the five key pillars leading to a settlement:
- Job stability to address precarious employment
- Protecting workers’ health and wellness
- Gender equity in the workplace
- A modest wage increase
- No concessions
“We have eliminated proposals which, though of importance to our membership, would distract the two sides from focusing on using this time productively to reach an agreement,” said Tim Maguire, President of Local 79. “Now we need the city to withdraw its demands for cuts and get down to business.”
Local 416 spokesperson Matt Alloway said, “It is our hope the city realizes the significance of what we’ve tabled today, and stops talking about service disruption. We need both sides to focus on what’s important to everyone – a negotiated agreement that provides good jobs and protects the great services Toronto residents expect and deserve.”
Details of the five key pillars are attached.
For more information, please contact:
Katrina Miller, 647-272-5024
Cim Nunn, 416-627-7695
Kevin Wilson, 416-821-6641
Backgrounder
A Way Forward
Framework for a settlement between the City of Toronto and CUPE Local 79 and TCEU, Local 416 – CUPE
Locals 79 and 416 are withdrawing dozens of proposals to focus on a settlement with the City of Toronto and its frontline workers that is based on five key pillars:
Job stability to address precarious employment:
Improved scheduling and shift reliability for part-time and temporary positions with a recognition of seniority.
- Implementing job posting provisions to address workload issues and improve succession planning while providing opportunities for growth, training and development.
- Maintaining employment security to protect long-standing workers from job elimination while fixing redeployment, layoff, and recall and scheduling provisions.
Protecting workers’ health and wellness:
- Provide the same benefits without adjustments, except for critical mental health supports.
- Ensuring that our members continue to have paid sick time including the ability to care for ill dependants.
- Trilateral Benefits Committee that reviews the benefit plans to identify efficiencies, works to ensure that members have an early and safe return to work and other issues of concern to the parties.
Gender equity in the workplace:
Ensure gender equity in the provision of appropriate uniforms in aquatics.
A modest wage increase:
A wage increase that keeps in line with other settlements between the city and its workers.
No concessions:
The settlement includes all items previously agreed to by the parties and does not contain concessions.