City of North Bay Collective Agreement

Local 122 President Brent Lavigne confirms the agreement, saying the reason for the 0.6% lower salary increases in 2021-2022 “is to offset increases in our benefit plan and an hourly increase for our administrative staff.” This is a five-year contract between urban workers and the city. The agreement applies retroactively to January 1 of this year and runs until December 31, 2024. If you would like a hard copy of your collective agreement, please speak to your steward. If you don`t know who your steward is or how to get to your home, contact your local CUPE office. If you have questions about your rights at work, the best person to talk to is your steward or local leader. You will know the specific details of your agreement. The five-year agreement, which covers the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 January 2020. December 2024, was approved Tuesday by North Bay City Council at its regular meeting. Ratification by the union took place earlier this month. The collective agreement includes wage increases of 1.6% for 2020, 0.6% in 2021 and 2022, 1.5% in 2023 and a salary increase of 1.75% in 2024. This corresponds to a total salary increase of six percent over the five years of the agreement.

CUPE 122-1 members ratified the agreement earlier this month. The union represents about 300 members in municipal services, including roads, parks, public transit, the waste transfer station, water and wastewater, and the city hall administration. North Bay, Ontario – November 25, 2020 – The City of North Bay has reached a new collective agreement with The Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 122-1. “I would like to thank the members of the bargaining team who worked together to reach a fair agreement for the employees and residents of the City of North Bay,” said Mayor Al McDonald. “This five-year contract comes at a difficult time and will ensure that services continue to be provided to the community safely, efficiently and without interruption.” Communications director Gord Young told BayToday that the contract will be released: “The agreement has not yet been signed, but documents will be available at that time.” Council announced that it has voted to authorize the Mayor and OAC to enter into a new collective agreement with CUPE 122-1, which represents 278 employees of the City of North Bay. CUPE 122 also represents public library staff, who work under a separate agreement. All CUPE members work under the protection of a contract called a collective agreement. Your local negotiates the terms of the agreement. Elected local union leaders also work with the employer to resolve issues in the workplace. According to CUPE, the previous three-year contract ran until the end of 2019 and included annual salary increases of 1.5 per cent, as well as non-monetary improvements to working conditions, such as overtime reservations in all departments, greater notification of shift changes and improved bereavement leave provisions. North Bay City Council members walked out of a closed-door meeting Tuesday night with news from the city`s labor front.

M. Lavigne says the bargaining team has also been able to make profits in other areas, including boot and tool allowances and shift bonuses. . CUPE members will receive a salary increase of 1.6% for the first year of the contract, followed by 0.6% in 2021 and 2022, 1.5% in 2023 and 1.75% in 2024. . . .