Bargaining Committee for Local 056 & 057, exchange proposals with health regions

Members of the Bargaining Committee for Local 056 and Local 057 exchanged proposals with the employer March 11. The bargaining team delivered a strong message of solidarity to the health regions Tuesday, during its initial face-to-face meeting with the employer. “The mandate from members is very clear,” said Malcolm McNaughton, AUPE’s Union Representative leading this round of bargaining. “The members have given us a strong mandate: monetary issues will be predominate in this round of bargaining. Alberta’s booming economy has created great wealth for this province, and it’s time our members share in that wealth.”
The following Articles are now on the bargaining table for negotiation by the union and employer:
Locals 056, 057 Proposals – AUPE Articles
#1 Term of Collective Agreement – 3 years
#5 Dues Deduction – Member check-off
#12 Job Postings, Transfers and Promotions – Open for discussion
#13 Job Classification – Delete classification appeal process and allow access to grievance procedure
#14 Hours of Work – Extend posting provision; shift schedules
#15 Overtime – Named holiday at three times the regular rate of pay
#19 Shift Differential – $2.75 (3 p.m. to 11 p.m.); $5.00 (11 p.m. to 7 a.m.)
#20 Weekend Premium – $3.75
#21 Acting Incumbency – Open for discussion
#22 On-Call Duty/Call Back – Change of rates: $3.30 on-call work day; $4.50 on-call day off and named holidays
#24 Transportation – Change of rate: 48 cents per kilometer; travel and subsistence: government rates
#25 Named Holidays – Addition of Easter Monday; 2 x rate of pay
#26 Vacations – Change to entitlement years; Change to sick while on vacation
#27 Employee Benefits Plan – Open to review all plans; Health Benefits Spending Account of $500
#28 Sick Leave – Employer paid medical notes
#30 Leave of Absence – Bereavement: immediate family additional 2 days; additional 1 day for travel; Family Leave: 4 days paid
#31 Time off for Union Business – Open for discussion on Union Secondment
#32 Pension Plan – 2% pension plan; post-retirement benefits retirement allowance
#33 Layoff and Recall – Open for discussion
#39 Uniforms and Protective Clothing – Employer provided protective clothing and safety equipment; safety footwear allowance
New Articles
Premium Reductions – Applied to benefit of employees or paid to employees
Preceptor Pay – 65 cents per hour when assigned
Northern Living Allowance
Letters of Understanding
Long-service Pay Adjustments
AUPE is also proposing a comprehensive review of all existing Letters of Understanding
General Wage Increase
AUPE is proposing 10% in each year of the agreement
Special Market Wage Adjustments for all classifications
Multi-Employer Proposals Articles
#10 Seniority – Open for discussion
#12 Job Postings, Transfers and Promotions – Open for discussion on trial period
#14 Hours of Work – Open for discussion on additional shifts and weekends
#15 Overtime – Open for discussion
#17 Recognition of Previous Experience
#23 Casual and Temporary Employees
#26 Vacations – New language on application
#31 Time off for Union Business – Open for discussion
#33 Layoff and Recall
#34 Discipline and Dismissal
#40 Resignation – Change to time period to resign
Letter of Understanding
Adjusting FTEs – Language to address mutual agreement to adjust FTEs
Pay Classifications
Employer has not tabled any general increase proposals

Additional bargaining dates have been agreed to and include March 25-28, April 15-18 and April 28-May 2. The Bargaining Committee is working diligently on behalf of the collective membership. It is important that all Local 056, Local 057 members continue to remain involved in this process.