Pay Increases Expected For 18 000 Health Care Workers After Manitoba Union Reaches New Tentative Deal

The proposed contract, which still needs to be ratified by Canadian Union of Public Employees members, would span seven years and expire in 2024, CUPE said in a bargaining briefing to members Tuesday. Across-the-board wage increases will total 9.6% before composition, CUPE said. The tentative agreement was reached as a result of mediation, after 21 months of negotiations. In its update, the union thanked “all CUPE members for their patience, support and encouragement over the past five years and for giving CUPE the strike mandate needed to keep the pressure on the government”, referring to a strike vote that passed overwhelmingly with 97 percent support a year ago. That support pushed employers to “an agreement that is acceptable and that lays a stronger foundation for the next round of negotiations,” CUPE’s statement said. The agreement includes healthcare support staff across Shared Health, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Northern Health and Southern Health. Earlier this month, more than 6,000 health care support staff members in the Interlake-Eastern and Prairie Mountain health districts ratified their new seven-year agreement, which includes wage increases, paid rest periods and evening and night shift bonuses. The trial contract for CUPE members also includes the creation of a $500 signing bonus for each member. It also stipulates that overtime will be paid double and sets higher premiums for evening and night shifts. The tentative agreement also commits $24 million to market adjustments for workers in certain positions where pay has fallen behind their peers elsewhere in Manitoba. CUPE is recommending that its members approve the new agreement. Voting will take place over the next two weeks. The tentative agreement calls for wage increases of 1.25 percent for 2017 and 2018, as well as 1.4 percent in 2019. Wages will increase by 0.5 percent and 1.2 percent for the next two years , followed by two percent in both 2022 and 2023, the final two years of the deal. It has been five years since CUPE 204 workers received a new contract with wage increases. (Anne-Charlotte Carignan/CBC) The annual wage increases are identical to the arrangement the nurses signed last year. CUPE Local 204 President Debbie Boissonneault said it’s vital that health care workers, who she has described as the “pillars of health care,” be treated similarly. “It’s about leaving no member behind, leaving no health worker behind,” he said. “If a team gets it, what’s good for one should be good for all.” Health care workers will be entitled to retroactive wages dating back to April 2017. They have not seen a pay rise in that time. Affected workers include clerical, information, food, janitorial, professional and maintenance positions, as well as health care aides and physical therapy and addiction support workers.

title: “Pay Increases Expected For 18 000 Health Care Workers After Manitoba Union Reaches New Tentative Deal Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-28” author: “Laura White”

The proposed contract, which still needs to be ratified by Canadian Union of Public Employees members, would span seven years and expire in 2024, CUPE said in a bargaining briefing to members Tuesday. Across-the-board wage increases will total 9.6% before composition, CUPE said. The tentative agreement was reached as a result of mediation, after 21 months of negotiations. In its update, the union thanked “all CUPE members for their patience, support and encouragement over the past five years and for giving CUPE the strike mandate needed to keep the pressure on the government”, referring to a strike vote that passed overwhelmingly with 97 percent support a year ago. That support pushed employers to “an agreement that is acceptable and that lays a stronger foundation for the next round of negotiations,” CUPE’s statement said. The agreement includes healthcare support staff across Shared Health, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Northern Health and Southern Health. Earlier this month, more than 6,000 health care support staff members in the Interlake-Eastern and Prairie Mountain health districts ratified their new seven-year agreement, which includes wage increases, paid rest periods and evening and night shift bonuses. The trial contract for CUPE members also includes the creation of a $500 signing bonus for each member. It also stipulates that overtime will be paid double and sets higher premiums for evening and night shifts. The tentative agreement also commits $24 million to market adjustments for workers in certain positions where pay has fallen behind their peers elsewhere in Manitoba. CUPE is recommending that its members approve the new agreement. Voting will take place over the next two weeks. The tentative agreement calls for wage increases of 1.25 percent for 2017 and 2018, as well as 1.4 percent in 2019. Wages will increase by 0.5 percent and 1.2 percent for the next two years , followed by two percent in both 2022 and 2023, the final two years of the deal. It has been five years since CUPE 204 workers received a new contract with wage increases. (Anne-Charlotte Carignan/CBC) The annual wage increases are identical to the arrangement the nurses signed last year. CUPE Local 204 President Debbie Boissonneault said it’s vital that health care workers, who she has described as the “pillars of health care,” be treated similarly. “It’s about leaving no member behind, leaving no health worker behind,” he said. “If a team gets it, what’s good for one should be good for all.” Health care workers will be entitled to retroactive wages dating back to April 2017. They have not seen a pay rise in that time. Affected workers include clerical, information, food, janitorial, professional and maintenance positions, as well as health care aides and physical therapy and addiction support workers.

title: “Pay Increases Expected For 18 000 Health Care Workers After Manitoba Union Reaches New Tentative Deal Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-14” author: “Daniel Mcdiarmid”

The proposed contract, which still needs to be ratified by Canadian Union of Public Employees members, would span seven years and expire in 2024, CUPE said in a bargaining briefing to members Tuesday. Across-the-board wage increases will total 9.6% before composition, CUPE said. The tentative agreement was reached as a result of mediation, after 21 months of negotiations. In its update, the union thanked “all CUPE members for their patience, support and encouragement over the past five years and for giving CUPE the strike mandate needed to keep the pressure on the government”, referring to a strike vote that passed overwhelmingly with 97 percent support a year ago. That support pushed employers to “an agreement that is acceptable and that lays a stronger foundation for the next round of negotiations,” CUPE’s statement said. The agreement includes healthcare support staff across Shared Health, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Northern Health and Southern Health. Earlier this month, more than 6,000 health care support staff members in the Interlake-Eastern and Prairie Mountain health districts ratified their new seven-year agreement, which includes wage increases, paid rest periods and evening and night shift bonuses. The trial contract for CUPE members also includes the creation of a $500 signing bonus for each member. It also stipulates that overtime will be paid double and sets higher premiums for evening and night shifts. The tentative agreement also commits $24 million to market adjustments for workers in certain positions where pay has fallen behind their peers elsewhere in Manitoba. CUPE is recommending that its members approve the new agreement. Voting will take place over the next two weeks. The tentative agreement calls for wage increases of 1.25 percent for 2017 and 2018, as well as 1.4 percent in 2019. Wages will increase by 0.5 percent and 1.2 percent for the next two years , followed by two percent in both 2022 and 2023, the final two years of the deal. It has been five years since CUPE 204 workers received a new contract with wage increases. (Anne-Charlotte Carignan/CBC) The annual wage increases are identical to the arrangement the nurses signed last year. CUPE Local 204 President Debbie Boissonneault said it’s vital that health care workers, who she has described as the “pillars of health care,” be treated similarly. “It’s about leaving no member behind, leaving no health worker behind,” he said. “If a team gets it, what’s good for one should be good for all.” Health care workers will be entitled to retroactive wages dating back to April 2017. They have not seen a pay rise in that time. Affected workers include clerical, information, food, janitorial, professional and maintenance positions, as well as health care aides and physical therapy and addiction support workers.

title: “Pay Increases Expected For 18 000 Health Care Workers After Manitoba Union Reaches New Tentative Deal Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-28” author: “Carolyn Bryan”

The proposed contract, which still needs to be ratified by Canadian Union of Public Employees members, would span seven years and expire in 2024, CUPE said in a bargaining briefing to members Tuesday. Across-the-board wage increases will total 9.6% before composition, CUPE said. The tentative agreement was reached as a result of mediation, after 21 months of negotiations. In its update, the union thanked “all CUPE members for their patience, support and encouragement over the past five years and for giving CUPE the strike mandate needed to keep the pressure on the government”, referring to a strike vote that passed overwhelmingly with 97 percent support a year ago. That support pushed employers to “an agreement that is acceptable and that lays a stronger foundation for the next round of negotiations,” CUPE’s statement said. The agreement includes healthcare support staff across Shared Health, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Northern Health and Southern Health. Earlier this month, more than 6,000 health care support staff members in the Interlake-Eastern and Prairie Mountain health districts ratified their new seven-year agreement, which includes wage increases, paid rest periods and evening and night shift bonuses. The trial contract for CUPE members also includes the creation of a $500 signing bonus for each member. It also stipulates that overtime will be paid double and sets higher premiums for evening and night shifts. The tentative agreement also commits $24 million to market adjustments for workers in certain positions where pay has fallen behind their peers elsewhere in Manitoba. CUPE is recommending that its members approve the new agreement. Voting will take place over the next two weeks. The tentative agreement calls for wage increases of 1.25 percent for 2017 and 2018, as well as 1.4 percent in 2019. Wages will increase by 0.5 percent and 1.2 percent for the next two years , followed by two percent in both 2022 and 2023, the final two years of the deal. It has been five years since CUPE 204 workers received a new contract with wage increases. (Anne-Charlotte Carignan/CBC) The annual wage increases are identical to the arrangement the nurses signed last year. CUPE Local 204 President Debbie Boissonneault said it’s vital that health care workers, who she has described as the “pillars of health care,” be treated similarly. “It’s about leaving no member behind, leaving no health worker behind,” he said. “If a team gets it, what’s good for one should be good for all.” Health care workers will be entitled to retroactive wages dating back to April 2017. They have not seen a pay rise in that time. Affected workers include clerical, information, food, janitorial, professional and maintenance positions, as well as health care aides and physical therapy and addiction support workers.