Month: October 2019

Current CUPE 5441 representation at Unity Health Toronto (UHT).

ST. JOSEPH’S
Current elected executive & stewards.

ST. MICHAEL’S
Appointed interim stewards with expertise & training.

PROVIDENCE
Current elected executive & stewards for both service & new clerical.

Assigned CUPE National Staff and hospital sector team.

Where are we now?

Scheduling training for new stewards happens in November & December.

A restructuring committee with representation from all three UHT sites is being established. This committee participates in a discussion on the process and structure for the new CUPE 5441 local.

Next steps

• Members vote on proposed structure & on common CUPE 5441 dues rate.
• CUPE 5441 elections for all executive offices & stewards for all sites; clerical, service & chaplains.
• CUPE 5441 members elect by-law committee.By-law committee prepares new CUPE 5441 by-laws.
• Members vote on new CUPE 5441 by-laws.

CUPE 5441 (which includes about 3500 Unity Health Toronto (UHT) clerical, service and spiritual care practitioners employees) are now officially certified as one united CUPE Local.

Working terms & conditions are FROZEN.

There are no changes to your current terms of employment & working conditions until a complete new collective agreement is ratified. This will come at different times for each bargaining unit within CUPE 5441. 

Where are we now?

• Spiritual Care Practitioners have completed bargaining their first Collective Agreement and ratified it.
• Negotiate interim composite agreements for CUPE 5441 clerical & service (composite agreements include some CUPE language for all members for seniority, layoff/recall, grievances, job postings).

What’s going to happen soon?

• CUPE 5441 clerical & service members vote to ratify a complete new collective agreement.
• CUPE 5441 bargaining committees work towards completing wage harmonization for clerical & service.
• C&W Services will elect their bargaining committee and prepare proposals during Summer 2021.