Women’s Resources ratifies first contract

Women’s Resources secures wage increase, language gains and the benefits of unionization with first collective agreement.

The new HOPE Community Health members working at Women’s Resources – Kawartha Lakes in Lindsay have ratified their first collective agreement with a three-year term.

The deal secures wage increases for the members of: Year 1 – retroactive lump-sum payment as follows: $600 to be paid to each full and part-time employee and $100 to be paid to each Relief employee at ratification. There will be an additional ratification bonus of $400 for employees for successfully ratifying on the first vote. Year 2 and Year 3 – 2% increase across all classifications each year.

All employees who work a minimum of 21 hours per week will receive both health and welfare and dental benefit coverage. An RRSP was also secured for workers.

Language gains include:

• Bereavement leave of five days for both full and part time workers for listed persons.
• Three paid sick days.
• Nine paid personal leave days.
• Mileage language.
• Leave of absence language.

These members will also now have the protection of unionized workers with a grievance and arbitration procedure, scheduling and posting language, a labour management committee and union security including just cause protection.

Union negotiating committee: Bozena Hall, Kirsten Hansen, Shelly Houston, Denise McCue, and Debra Walsh. HOPE Community Director Mike Mattioli and Union Representative Maxine Prince.

Read more Negotiation Updates from the Local 175 HOPE Sector! What’s HOPE? It stands for Health, Office & Professional Employees.

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