Ontario Hospital Association
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Toronto, Ontario, M5V 3L1
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August 31, 2009
Toronto – The Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) announced today that it has reached a negotiated, tentative four-year collective agreement for hospital employees represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).
“Both CUPE and the OHA recognized that a negotiated collective agreement is in the best interests of hospital employees and, as a result, our patients,” said OHA President and CEO Tom Closson. “The hard work of CUPE and the OHA has resulted in this voluntary agreement and set the stage for an even more productive working relationship over the next several years.”
Key details of the agreement include:
• Predictable, affordable wage increases for an unprecedented four years (running from September 29, 2009 to September
28, 2013)
• A committee, made up of representatives of participating hospitals and CUPE, to examine the issue of sick leave
Both parties have agreed to ratification no later than October 30, 2009.
The OHA would also like to extend their sincere thanks and appreciation to mediator Bill Kaplan for his key role in assisting the parties in reaching this collective agreement.
This proposed settlement would cover 54 participating hospitals and approximately 20,080 employees. Generally speaking, the settlement would cover dietary assistants and house-keeping and clerical staff and nurses.
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Chris McPherson
Ontario Hospital Association
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