Palisade Gardens ratifies
October 22, 2024
Palisade Gardens ratifies wage, benefit and language improvements for healthcare workers.
The HOPE Sector workers at Palisade Gardens Retirement Community in Cobourg ratified a two-year agreement on October 2, 2024.
Over the two-year term, members will receive general wage increases of 7%. Additionally on October 1, 2024, there will be a special wage adjustment for RPNs – $1.00/hour, Housekeeping and Dietary – $.25/hour and Cook – $.60/hour for those at the one-year rate.
Shift premiums will increase as follows:
- Weekend premium to $0.25.
- Unregulated Care Provider (UCP) premium to $1.10.
- NEW – Night shift premium will be introduced at $0.10.
Effective January 1, 2025 vision care coverage will be introduced for members in the amount of $150.00 every 2 years.
The chiropractic coverage language was improved and as a result members will be reimbursed for each visit eliminating the past practice of members not being able to claim until they had maxed out their $300 coverage.
Other language improvements include:
- Unregulated Care Provider will now be paid for the med count and report.
- The vacation entitlement will increase and those with 25 years will receive 6 weeks.
- There will be an increase to the uniform allowance for both full and part-time.
Union negotiating committee: Jamie Dunk, Julia Hayden and Natalia Mokros. Union representatives: Maxine Prince and Dean McLaren.
Read more Negotiation Updates from the Local 175 HOPE Sector! What’s HOPE? It stands for Health, Office & Professional Employees.
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