Breakaway members ratify HOPE Sector Collective Agreement
December 8, 2023
HOPE Sector members at Breakaway unanimously ratify new agreement
The members at Breakaway Community Services in Toronto unanimously ratified a three-year agreement on November 15, 2023. Members will receive wage increases as follows:
- 2023-2024 (effective March 2024): $750.00 one-time lumpsum prorated to FTE in addition to 1% pay equity: pay equity increases start Jan 1 of every year.
- 2024-2025: 2% increase for all classifications in addition to 1% pay equity.
- 2025-2026: 1.5% increase for all classifications in addition to 1% pay equity increase.
Language improvements include:
- Language will be added to allow members to use $200 of Professional Development monies to supplement health benefits as well as professional college registration fees.
- Chosen family language definition added.
- Unaddressed agenda items at board meetings will receive priority during the next meeting.
- LOA language for up to 12 months.
- Addition of a sunset clause.
- Timeline for discipline being implemented.
- Arbitration language re-timeline.
- Mileage increases from $0.52/km to $0.58/km.
- Addition of Step-parent, Step-child and Step sibling in bereavement leave.
- One additional bereavement day for death of an employee’s aunt, uncle, niece and nephew.
- The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to be added to the list of holidays.
- Stewards will be given two days Lieu time for Union conventions.


Union negotiating committee: Marina Classen, Kai Somerville, Madison Tooley and Lindsay Williams.
Union representatives: Casey Magee and Hodan Wais.
Read more Negotiation Updates from the Local 175 HOPE Sector! What’s HOPE? It stands for Health, Office & Professional Employees.
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