Workplace Bulletin

February 28, 2006

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In this issue

Recent Collective Bargaining Settlements
Current and Upcoming Key Negotiations
Major Work Stoppages
Coming in the next Bulletin
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Recent Collective Bargaining Settlements

Available summary reports of the most recent collective bargaining settlements are presented with an emphasis on the main negotiated changes to the previous collective agreement. Use the individual links to access the reports listed below.

Province, Employer and Location Union, Bargaining Unit File Number		Settlement Date ************ Term of Contract

Quebec

City of Laval ,		Jun 10/2005 ************ Feb 02/2003 – Feb 01/2006
Laval
	Canadian Union of Public Employees
	(500 outside employees)
0694610

Comité patronal de négociation secteur santé et services sociaux,		Dec 15/2005 ************ Jan 01/2006 – Mar 31/2010
province-wide
	Alliance du personnel professionnel et technique de la santé et des services sociaux
	(19,440 health care and skilled trades employees)
1352401

Comité patronal de négociation secteur santé et services sociaux,		Dec 15/2005 ************ Jan 01/2006 – Mar 31/2010
province-wide
	Canadian Union of Public Employees
	(11,830 office employees; health service employees; service and maintenance employees)
1352101

Comité patronal de négociation secteur santé et services sociaux,		Dec 15/2005 ************ Jan 01/2006 – Mar 31/2010
province-wide
	Centrale des syndicats démocratiques
	(710 academic employees)
1352201

Comité patronal de négociation secteur santé et services sociaux,		Dec 15/2005 ************ Jan 01/2006 – Mar 31/2010
province-wide
	Fédération de la santé et des services sociaux
	(81,510 office employees; service and maintenance employees; health and social care professional employees)
1351601

Comité patronal de négociation secteur santé et services sociaux,		Dec 15/2005 ************ Jan 01/2006 – Mar 31/2010
province-wide
	Fédération des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec
	(43,240 nurses)
1352501

Comité patronal de négociation secteur santé et services sociaux,		Dec 15/2005 ************ Jan 01/2006 – Mar 31/2010
province-wide
	Fédération des professionnèles
	(3,500 health and social care professional employees; health service employees)
1351701

Comité patronal de négociation secteur santé et services sociaux,		Dec 15/2005 ************ Jan 01/2006 – Mar 31/2010
province-wide
	Fédération du personnel de la santé et des services sociaux
	(530 health service employees; office employees; service and maintenance employees)
1352001

Comité patronal de négociation secteur santé et services sociaux,		Dec 15/2005 ************ Jan 01/2006 – Mar 31/2010
province-wide
	Service Employees International Union
	(8,560 office employees; health service employees; health and social care professional employees)
1351801

Comité patronal de négociation secteur santé et services sociaux,		Dec 15/2005 ************ Jan 01/2006 – Mar 31/2010
province-wide
	Union québécoise des infirmières et infirmiers
	(4,920 nurses)
1352301

Government of Quebec ,		Dec 15/2005 ************ Jul 01/2003 – Mar 31/2010
province-wide
	Association professionnelle des ingénieurs du gouvernement du Québec
	(1,070 engineers)
0927707

Government of Quebec ,		Dec 15/2005 ************ Jan 01/2006 – Mar 31/2010
province-wide
	Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union
	(800 lawyers and notaries)
1239503

Government of Quebec ,		Dec 15/2005 ************ Jul 01/2003 – Mar 31/2010
province-wide
	Fédération des médecins résidents du Québec
	(2,100 health and social care professional employees)
0545808

Government of Quebec ,		Dec 15/2005 ************ Jul 01/2003 – Mar 31/2010
province-wide
	Syndicat de la fonction publique du Québec
	(35,200 salaried employees)
0670410

Government of Quebec ,		Dec 15/2005 ************ Jul 01/2003 – Mar 31/2010
province-wide
	Syndicat de la fonction publique du Québec
	(3,080 hourly-rated employees)
0670510

Government of Quebec ,		Apr 25/2002 ************ Jul 01/2002 – Jun 30/2003
province-wide
	Syndicat de professionnelles et professionnels du Gouvernement du Québec
	(12,190 scientific and other professional employees)
0670710

Government of Quebec ,		Dec 15/2005 ************ Jan 01/2004 – Mar 31/2010
province-wide
	Syndicat des agents de la paix en services correctionnels du Québec
	(1,830 correctional officers)
0670610

Government of Quebec ,		Dec 15/2005 ************ Jul 01/2003 – Mar 31/2010
province-wide
	Syndicat des professeurs de l'État du Québec
	(620 professors)
0750909


Ontario

City of Hamilton, Hamilton Street Railway Company,		Jul 13/2005 ************ Jan 01/2004 – Dec 31/2006
Hamilton
	Amalgamated Transit Union
	(600 operating employees; administrative services employees)
1351901

City of Ottawa ,		Jul 03/2005 ************ Jan 01/2004 – Dec 31/2006
Ottawa
	Civic Institute of Professional Personnel
	(1,430 health and social care professional employees)
1270602

Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board,		Nov 22/2005 ************ Oct 01/2004 – Sep 30/2006
Mississauga and area
	Canadian Union of Public Employees
	(720 plant and maintenance employees)
1180605

Ontario Power Generation Inc.,		Dec 22/2005 ************ Jan 01/2006 – Dec 31/2010
province-wide
	International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers
	(2,100 scientific and other professional employees; administrative services employees)
1256304

Ontario Power Generation Inc.,		Dec 22/2005 ************ Jan 01/2006 – Dec 31/2010
province-wide
	International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers
	(900 scientific and other professional employees; administrative services employees)
1256204

Toronto Police Services Board,		Dec 12/2005 ************ Jan 01/2005 – Dec 31/2007
Toronto
	Toronto Police Association
	(7,310 police officers; mechanics; translators; police cadets; office employees; custodial employees; technical employees; telephone operators; communications employees)
0697814


Manitoba

St. James-Assiniboia School Division,		Dec 13/2005 ************ Jul 01/2005 – Jun 30/2007
Winnipeg
	Manitoba Teachers' Society
	(610 elementary and secondary teachers)
0492113

A full listing of recent collective bargaining settlements is available in PDF format at Current Settlement Listing.

Negotech, a searchable labour relations database provides timely settlement reports and full text of collective agreements in Canada.

Current and Upcoming Key Negotiations

covering 500 employees or more

Employer

Union

Employees

Status *

Expiry Month

Federal Jurisdiction

Public Sector

Government of Canada

various unions

26,860

CO/B

May 02-Sep 05

Canada Post

CUPW/CPAA

12,630

Dec 05

CBC/Radio-Canada

various unions

3,230

B/CO

Dec 05/Mar 06

Communications Security Establishment

PSAC

1,000

Feb 06

National Research Council of Canada

various unions

1,000

B/TENT

Dec 04/Apr 05

Atomic Energy of Canada (Ont. and Que.)

various unions

710

Dec 05/Mars 06

Private Sector

TELUS Corp. (Que)

CUPE

1,680

Dec 05/Mar 06

NAV CANADA

CAW-Canada/ IBEW

1,620

May 05/Aug 05

Air Transat

CUPE

1,180

Oct 05

Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company

various unions

1,090

Dec 05

Saskatchewan Wheat Pool

Grain Services Union

750

Jan 06

Vancouver Terminal Elevators' Association

BCGSE

650

Dec 05

Provincial and Territorial Jurisdictions

Public Sector

British Columbia Health Sector

various unions

111,150

Mar 06

Government of British Columbia

BCGSE/PEA

27,800

Mar 06

Government of Nova Scotia

NSGEU/NSTU

15,800

B/CO

Mar 04/Jul 05

Health Authorities of Alberta

AUPE

15,000

MED/ TENT

Mar 04/Mar 05

Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations

CUPE/SGEU

14,000

TENT

Mar 04

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

Nurses/ Teachers

13,000

Jun 05/Aug 04

Government of Manitoba

MGGEU

12,100

Mar 06

Government of New Brunswick

NBPEA/CUPE

10,250

B/CO

Aug 04-Mar 05

College Compensation and Appointments Council (Ont.)

OPSEU

8,600

MED

Aug 05

Government of Ontario

Police

7,680

Dec 05

City of Winnipeg

various unions

6,130

Dec 05

City of Edmonton

various unions

5,600

Dec 05

Government of Quebec

Police

4,800

Jun 02

Hydro-Québec

CUPE

3,200

Dec 04

University of Toronto

Steelworkers

1,300

Jun 05

Private Sector

B.C. Construction

various unions

26,000

Apr 04

Bombardier Aerospace (Que.)

Machinists

6,300

Nov 05

Fishery Products Intl. Ltd. (N.L.)

CAW-Canada

2,500

Mar 05

^*	ARB B B/WS CO MED M/WS PAB PCB PMB TENT WS

Arbitration
Bargaining
Bargaining after work stoppage
Conciliation
Mediation
Mediation after work stoppage
Post-arbitration bargaining
Post-conciliation bargaining
Post-mediation bargaining
Tentative settlement
Work stoppage

Upcoming Key Negotiations

Employer

Union

Employees

Expiry Month

British Columbia Public School Employers Association

Teachers

42,000

Jun 06

Health Sectors in Price Edward island, Nova Scotia , Ontario and Manitoba

various unions

35,106

Mar 06

Air Canada

various unions

30,790

Jun/Jul 06

Loblaws (Ont.)

UFCW

15,000

Jul 06

Major Work Stoppages

Major work stoppages involving 500 or more employees from February 3 to February 16, 2006

An updated weekly report and a full year-to-date listing are available at Major Work Stoppages

Employer, Location, Union and Employees	Issues	Starting	Ending
City of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario Canadian Union of Public Employees 500 inside and outside employees	Not available	Feb 15/2006
Stora Enso Port Hawksbury Limited, Point Tupper, Nova Scotia Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada 670 mill and clerical employees	Subcontracting	Jan 26/2006 Lockout

Coming in the Next Bulletin

Wage Settlements — January 2006 analysis and wage data
Current and Upcoming Key Negotiations—Update
2006 Calendars of Expiries and Reopeners
2006 Major Work Stoppages—Update
Success and Failure of Value-Added Production Programs at Québec Fer et Titane
Etc.

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