Sunday, December 4, 2022

Ratifications

Caressant Care Nursing Home

Local 304 registered nurses employed by this nursing home in Harriston ratified a 3-year agreement providing them with 1.75%/yr. wage increases over the term as well as improvements to the vacation grid, orientation language, and language for in-service and e-learning pay. Nurses will receive overtime when they work a shift on their weekend off. Benefits improvements were made to paramedical coverage (from $550 to $750), vision care coverage ($350), as well as psychologists, social workers, and psychotherapists ($800). The contract also includes improvements to bereavement leave and parental leave top up. In addition, shift and weekend premiums will increase each year of the contract and responsibility pay increases from $11 to $15. Standby pay increases from $2.50 to $3.00 in 2022 and to $3.45 in 2023. Standby pay for weekends and holidays increases from $3.50 to $4.00 in 2022 and $5.50 in 2023.

Haldimand War Memorial Hospital

Local 305 paramedical employees working at Haldimand War Memorial Hospital in Dunnville ratified a 3-year agreement providing wage increases limited to 1%/yr. by the provincial government’s Bill 124. “Bill 124 is applied yet again to a group of overworked and underpaid healthcare workers,” says Michael Reid, CLAC Ontario healthcare coordinator and lead negotiator for the union. “With worker shortages becoming an increasing issue, our members will see a six or seven percent pay cut when counting for inflation. How does that address the need for more workers in the healthcare sector? The government must come to the bargaining table and address the wage component because it is one of the key elements necessary to attract and retain hospital staff.”

Tabor Manor

Local 302 members at this St. Catharines home ratified a 3-year agreement. The new contract permanently includes the provincial government’s $3/hr. wage enhancement not only for personal support workers but also for registered staff. Wage increases for all classifications were significant, with increases at the top of the wage grid of 16% or more over the term of the agreement for all food service workers, cooks, housekeepers, and therapeutic recreationists, as well as 10% for maintenance workers.

Tranquility Place

Local 305 members at this retirement home in Brantford unanimously ratified a 3-year agreement providing them with 2%/yr. wage increases over the term along with increases to weekend and night-shift premiums. Part-time employees in-lieu-of-benefits premium was increased to 8.5%. Also, the 15-year step increase was reduced to 2 years resulting in a 5% increase for more than half of employees. Life insurance pay out was increased by $5,000 and vision coverage increased to $350.

Ratifications

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