The Union and the City have exchanged proposals in the negotiations of a new contract. The union’s proposals were developed based on the membership priorities identified in the bargaining survey conducted in 2014.
On January 6, 2015, the Union’s Negotiating Committee met to review the City’s proposal package. At this time, we can report that the City’s proposal package contains concessions that we have seen tabled in past rounds of negotiations. Concessions are requests by the employer to give up rights we previously fought for and gained in bargaining.
Your bargaining committee is committed to negotiating a fair and reasonable contract for its members.
Bargaining to commence in February
The two parties are in the process of scheduling dates to commence joint bargaining. We anticipate that the Union and the City will be meeting in early February to begin talks towards a new contract.
Local 500 members who wish to view a copy of the Union’s proposed changes to the agreement, may drop by the Local 500 office at 702 – 275 Broadway.
Watch for more information
Please check your bulletin board regularly for bargaining information updates.
If you have access to the internet, you can also check the Local 500 website at www.cupe500.mb.ca or sign up for email updates. This is one way we are able to get information out to you quickly.
Thank you for your continued support.
The Negotiating Committee for Local 500 is:
Mike Davidson, President
Gord Delbridge, Civic Services Unit
Barb Verschoore, Community Services Unit
Glenoria Molnar, Public Works Unit
Walter Gretschman, Water and Waste Unit
Rebecca Scott, Member at Large
Ted Yorke, Member at Large
Alex McClurg, CUPE National Staff Representative
George Bouchard, CUPE National Staff Representative
Kevin Carswell, CUPE National Staff Representative
Bob Ripley, Local 500 Special Assignments Officer
Karen Byzuk, Local 500 Special Assignments Officer
