Ontario college staff land retroactive Bill 124 pay after legislation struck down | 24CA News
Support employees at schools in Ontario are the most recent group to land additional pay after Bill 124 was struck down by a courtroom.
Around 9,000 assist workers represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) negotiated a pay enhance of 9.5 per cent, backdated over three years, the union stated.
The legislation was launched by the Ford authorities to cap public sector wages at one per cent per 12 months over a three-year interval. It was struck down as unconstitutional by an Ontario courtroom on the finish of 2022, a call the province is interesting.
An settlement between OPSEU and the College Employer Council (CEC) means assist employees will obtain three per cent for 2 years 3.5 per cent. They have been beforehand paid one per cent for every of these years underneath Bill 124.
“After a prolonged round of bargaining, I am happy to bring a deal to our membership that will help members who are struggling to make ends meet,” Christine Kelsey, bargaining staff chair, stated in an announcement.
College assist employees embrace administrative assistants, clerical workers and other people working in admission workplaces.
“Support staff are the backbone of the college sector,” Graham Lloyd, CEO of CEC stated after the settlement.
“We are pleased to have reached an agreement with the Union on wage and benefit increases in recognition of their contributions to the higher education system.”
The pay announcement is the most recent in a listing of unionized employees in a position to push for retroactive pay will increase since Bill 124 was thrown out.
Earlier in August, school college members represented by OPSEU secured an extra 6.5 per cent in wage will increase over three years. The group is made up of round 16,000 full-time and partial-load school college workers.
Other employees who’ve obtained larger wage will increase after Bill 124 was overturned embrace hospital registered nurses, different hospital employees corresponding to dietary aides and private assist employees, and paramedics on the Ornge air ambulance service.
— with information from The Canadian Press
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