CUPE Pay Equity
Further to previous correspondence, the CUPE Pay Equity Steering Committee continues to meet on a regular basis to oversee the implementation of a CUPE developed Job Evaluation Plan for our CUPE represented staff in accordance with the Pay Equity Act. We are pleased to report that all CUPE Job Information Questionnaires have been completed and all positions within the bargaining unit have been evaluated. A special thanks to the following individuals for their on going commitment to this process.
Joint Pay Equity Steering Committee Members:
Beth Galama Dave Murphy
Cindy McArthur Bill Ferguson
Linda Stewart Cheri Dobbs
Linda Carson Jean Dorion
Carol Robertson Brenda Wells
Julie Capstick
Joint Job Evaluation Committee Members:
Dale Bennett Alex Magis
Bob Harris Greg Dowdle
Lori MacCullouch Nancy Leach
Continuing into 2011 the Pay Equity Steering Committee will be advancing the implementation of the Pay Equity process as follows:
- Review all job ratings for consistency.
- Develop a mutually agreed weighting process which will define the ‘point factor’ related to every job classification within the CUPE bargaining unit.
- Assign job classifications to appropriate salary bands.
- Provide management and staff the opportunity to review the final results.
- Develop and mutually agree on an appeal process for any disputes related to the pay equity implementation.
- Design and implement a mechanism for Appeals to be heard and assessed by the Job Evaluation Committee.
- Establish an effective communication process for Appeal Results to be communicated to appropriate stake holders.
- Mutual sign off and posting of an approved Pay Equity Plan
- Development of an annual maintenance plan/schedule to ensure on-going compliance to the Pay Equity Plan.
- If you have any question please contact, Bill Ferguson, CUPE Local 7800 Office at 905-385-4555 or Linda Stewart, Human Resources at 905-521-2100 Ext. 77014.
The CUPE PAY EQUITY Intranet site can be found on the HHS Intranet
Human Resources – CUPE Pay Equity or
The CUPE Local 7800 Web Site at cupe7800.org
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HHS LAYOFFS DO NOT
REFLECT THE ACTIONS OF A TOP 100 EMPLOYER |
Over
the last few months we have all heard rumours about the potential for
significant layoffs due to the lack of funding for hospitals but each and every
time a meeting was held or news story was written your Union was assured by your
employer, HHS, that they had no intention of losing any more frontline CUPE
staff as they recognized that we are already understaffed and that patient care
would undoubtedly be further compromised.
HHS also suggested that any reduction in staff would be dealt with mainly
through attrition and that they would limit, if not all together avoid, causing
any CUPE staff to "be put out on the street." It would now appear that these
assurances were both false and empty.
HHS has decided to completely ignore their duty and your rights and have begun
issuing individual layoffs to our membership.
We believe that this "move" is part of a deadly game of chess that HHS is
playing with the government to pressure them for more funding.
To add insult to injury and in stark contrast to Murray Martin's recent
boast about his Access to the Best Care initiative and HHS being named one of
Canada's Top 100 Employers in Maclean's magazine for the third consecutive year,
your employer has decided to unilaterally eliminate over 100 positions and
lay-off over 100 CUPE staff without any regard for their obligations under our
Collective Agreement.
Articles 18.03 (b) and (c) of the Collective Agreement between HHS and
CUPE Local 7800 clearly state that:
Prior to issuing notice of
layoff pursuant to article 9.08 (a)(ii) in any classification(s), the Hospital
will offer early-retirement allowance to a sufficient number of employees eligible for early retirement under
HOOP…
If after making offers of early
retirement, individual layoff notices are still required, prior to issuing those
notices the Hospital, will offer a voluntary early exit option…
Your
employer, HHS, has chosen to ignore these very provisions that we negotiated in
good faith.
Local 7800 and CUPE National will not stand idly by and allow HHS to so
blatantly violate your rights and treat our membership and the patients that we
so diligently care for like pawns that are sacrificed for an end game.
We appreciate and understand the stress and anxiety that this situation will
place on you and those you care for in your workplace, that is why your Union will assure you that it will take every opportunity
and step to minimize the damage that your employer is causing.
We will endeavour to keep you updated.
In Solidarity
Dave Murphy
Dave Murphy, Interim President
March 13, 2009
Dear Brothers and Sisters:
The Hospital has started redeployment meetings with our
members. This Union is not in agreement with this process as it violates
the rights of our members.
Our
Union had a representative present at the start
of these redeployment meetings. He was ejected from these meetings by the
Hospital for advising members of their rights. The Union
will not stand by while our member’s rights are violated.
We
intended to be present with our members at these meetings, but unfortunately,
the Hospital has ejected our representative simply for advising our members of
their rights.
Yours in solidarity,
Dave Murphy
Dave
Murphy, Interim President
CUPE Local 7800
As health care workers, we have watched in sadness as more than a decade of cutbacks have ripped the heart out of our health care system.
We're worried about standards of care because we know that cutbacks and privatization will make it harder to do our jobs.
We're concerned that our own members (many with more than 20 years experience) are under severe stress in the workplace because of the uncertain future of their careers.
Like every other Canadian, we're worried about the shortage of doctors and long waits for treatment.
We think there are answers. In this section of our web site, we present opinions and proposals on solving the health care crisis, both from our own union and other sources.
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