LATEST BARGAINING NEWS
The Duke of Marlborough - Local 446 Bargaining Committee has faced significant challenges at the table since they began negotiations in January 2023.
Members will now have an opportunity to vote on the employer’s most recent offer.
The Committee is asking members to reject the offer and provide them with a strong strike mandate.
Review highlight sheet of the current offer
ONLINE INFORMATION MEETING
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
4 pm via Webex Webex link:
https://mgeu.webex.com/mgeu/j.php?MTID=med2a0d16c657ef14e4bb7be1a9b3aad1
IN-PERSON RATIFICATION VOTE
Voting will be done in-person!
Thursday, May 16, 2024
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Telehealth Room, Churchill Health Centre
Overview of Bargaining So Far
Members of Duke of Marlborough School - Local 446 had an opportunity to put forward their ideas and proposals for improving their collective agreement at a meeting on Tuesday, September 27, 2022.
The Bargaining Committee then worked to pull together these proposals into a bargaining package to share with the employer.
The Duke of Marlborough School - Local 446 Bargaining Committee began negotiations with the employer on January 18 and 26, 2023. A meeting set for February 22, 2023 had to be rescheduled.
The Bargaining Committee continued negotiations with the employer on June 21, 2023.
The Duke of Marlborough School - Local 446 Bargaining Committee resumed negotiations with the employer on October 26, 2023. The employer presented an offer that the Committee felt was unsatisfactory and unfair.
Members had an opportunity to vote on the offer at a ratification meeting on November 30, 2023. The Committee recommended rejection of the offer.
Members of Duke of Marlborough School - Local 446 provided their Bargaining Committee with a strong rejection of the employer's settlement offer on November 30, 2023.
The Bargaining Committee resumed negotiations with the employer on January 22, 2024 and the two sides agreed to seek the assistance of a third-party conciliator.