Click here for the previous Collective Agreement that is modified by the above Settlement - (large file , be patient)
Showing posts with label Negotiations Updates. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Negotiations Updates. Show all posts
Friday, February 10, 2012
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Negotiations Update - Agreement Ratified
The membership has voted 86% in favour of accepting the Memorandum of Understanding.
More details to follow.
Saturday, February 04, 2012
Negotiations Update
WE HAVE A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT
Contract details at the ratification meeting on Tuesday February 7th, 2012
Contract details at the ratification meeting on Tuesday February 7th, 2012
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Notice of Meeting(s)
There will be two sessions
TIME: Day session 1:30 pm
Night session 7:00 pm
PLACE: CAW LOCAL 252 OFFICE
1343 Matheson Blvd., East
Mississauga, ON L4W 1R1
(West of Dixie on Matheson)
905-629-0186
Meeting Agenda:
- This meeting will EITHER be a ratification vote or an update on our negotiations. If it is ratification, voting will take place during both sessions.
Your attendance is important
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Important Notice
THIS POSTING IS RELATED TO THE PREVIOUS POSTING (below) WITH REGARDS TO OUR SENIORITY MEMBERS WHO ARE 55 YEARS OLD AND OLDER WHO DID NOT MAINTAIN THEIR HOURS IN THE 2011 REQUIRED PERIOD.
"Notwithstanding Article 14(d), a Seniority List employee, who on average has not worked at least twenty-four (24) hours per week during the period between April 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011, will be removed from the Seniority List on February 10, 2012 or two (2) days after the date of ratification, whichever is earlier, and will also have the options available as listed in Article 14(d) (i) and (ii) at that time.
Such extension is without precedent and applies only for the 2011 calendar year.
What this means is that any member who is 55 years and older who is losing their "A" as a result of not maintaining their hours for the 2011 year and are contemplating earlier retirement, now have until February 10, 2012 or two days after the date of ratification, whichever is earlier.
Two more days have been added to our negotiation dates.
We will be negotiating on January 12, 17, 18, 19 and February 2nd and the 3rd.
"Notwithstanding Article 14(d), a Seniority List employee, who on average has not worked at least twenty-four (24) hours per week during the period between April 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011, will be removed from the Seniority List on February 10, 2012 or two (2) days after the date of ratification, whichever is earlier, and will also have the options available as listed in Article 14(d) (i) and (ii) at that time.
Such extension is without precedent and applies only for the 2011 calendar year.
What this means is that any member who is 55 years and older who is losing their "A" as a result of not maintaining their hours for the 2011 year and are contemplating earlier retirement, now have until February 10, 2012 or two days after the date of ratification, whichever is earlier.
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Negotiations UpdateTwo more days have been added to our negotiation dates.
We will be negotiating on January 12, 17, 18, 19 and February 2nd and the 3rd.
Friday, December 16, 2011
IMPORTANT NOTICE
For
those MUTUEL EMPLOYEES whose schedule shows 7 consecutive days of no work:
Woodbine
will be issuing a Record of Employment (ROE) to these employees. The ROE will
show that there is a shortage of work and you will be able to apply for Employment Insurance (EI).
When
work becomes available, once again, you will be scheduled to work, although you
will have to report any earnings to EI once you start receiving benefits.
If
you do not receive a ROE and you believe you are entitled to one: please contact
Veena Rampersad, Director Pari-Mutuels Operations Department at Woodbine and
she will look into it.
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Negotiations
Update
We have completed four days of
negotiations and will be continuing to negotiate towards a new contract on
December 20, 21, 22, 2011.
We have also set more dates in January 2012 to continue our negotiations.
We have also set more dates in January 2012 to continue our negotiations.
Friday, September 16, 2011
CAW National President Ken Lewenza Meets With WEG - Sept. 13, 2011
The meeting was attended by:
For WEG: CEO Nick Eaves, COO Sean Pinsonneault, and Vice-President of Human Resources, Debra Carey.
For the Union: Ken Lewenza, National President CAW, Deb Tveit, Assistant to the President, Kim Powers, our National Rep, and Bob Ciprick, President CAW Local 2007.
Ken understands our current concerns and issues
very well and his message was articulated with great conviction to WEG's senior
management.
The discussion was frank and open as to the position of both
sides concerning the recent developments of WEG's business plan for now and for
the near future.
As you could well appreciate these issues are complex and
will require follow-up conversations/meetings and time to resolve.
We will keep you informed as best as possible and in the meantime we will continue to prepare for the upcoming contract
negotiations.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
CAW Local 2007 Mutuels Contract Negotiations 2012
CAW Local 2007 Mutuels Negotiations Committee is currently putting together a proposal to present to Woodbine Entertainment Group.
If you have an issue or suggestion that we should consider, please forward (in writing or by email) to one of the Committee members:
Bob Ciprick
robertciprick@gmail.com
Wendy Fedecky
roman.fedecky@sympatico.ca
Nancy Guitard
guitards@cogeco.ca
Kevin McCool
kevinvmccool@gmail.com
Alan Stein
inkydinkie@hotmail.com
In Solidarity;
WE WOULD LIKE YOUR INPUT
If you have an issue or suggestion that we should consider, please forward (in writing or by email) to one of the Committee members:
Bob Ciprick
robertciprick@gmail.com
Wendy Fedecky
roman.fedecky@sympatico.ca
Nancy Guitard
guitards@cogeco.ca
Kevin McCool
kevinvmccool@gmail.com
Alan Stein
inkydinkie@hotmail.com
In Solidarity;
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Negotiation Committee Election Results
Your negotiation committee, as elected, is as follows:
Al Stein
Kevin McCool
Nancy Guitard
Wendy Fedecky
1st Alternative - Brian Henderson
2nd Alternative - Karen Riddell
Al Stein
Kevin McCool
Nancy Guitard
Wendy Fedecky
1st Alternative - Brian Henderson
2nd Alternative - Karen Riddell
Thank you to Maureen Innes and Alan Lee who helped with the counting of the ballots.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Negotiation Committee Ballots Have Been Mailed
The Negotiation Committee Ballots have been mailed.
Please watch for the mailing and return your selections for the committee as soon as possible.
Please watch for the mailing and return your selections for the committee as soon as possible.
Bob Ciprick
President
CAW Local 2007
President
CAW Local 2007
Monday, February 09, 2009
Ratification Update
The Memorandum of Settlement presented at the Ratification Meeting, Sunday Feb. 8th, was accepted.
Click here for Memorandum of Settlement
Click here for Memorandum of Settlement
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Notice of Ratification Meeting
RATIFICATION MEETING
DATE: Sunday, February 8th, 2009
TIME: 9:00 am
PLACE: Holiday Inn Toronto-Airport East, 600 Dixon Road just west of Martin Grove Rd. ( On the north side of Dixon Road )
Do not pay for parking.
All mutuels bargaining unit employees, including Eligibility List and casual employees, are entitled to vote.
DATE: Sunday, February 8th, 2009
TIME: 9:00 am
PLACE: Holiday Inn Toronto-Airport East, 600 Dixon Road just west of Martin Grove Rd. ( On the north side of Dixon Road )
Do not pay for parking.
All mutuels bargaining unit employees, including Eligibility List and casual employees, are entitled to vote.
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Notice - Negotiations Update
Please be advised that negotiations between Woodbine Entertainment Group and CAW Local
2007 (Mutuels) are continuing.
Although the Strike/Lockout deadline is February 5, 2009 at 12:01am, neither party has provided notice to engage in a labour dispute at that time, notwithstanding being in a legal position to do so.
The parties continue to have an agreement to provide each other with 24 hours notice should
either party decide to engage in a labour dispute.
2007 (Mutuels) are continuing.
Although the Strike/Lockout deadline is February 5, 2009 at 12:01am, neither party has provided notice to engage in a labour dispute at that time, notwithstanding being in a legal position to do so.
The parties continue to have an agreement to provide each other with 24 hours notice should
either party decide to engage in a labour dispute.
Monday, February 02, 2009
Notice - Negotiations Update
Negotiations between Woodbine Entertainment Group and CAW Local 2007 (Mutuels) are continuing.
Each of the Bargaining Committees remain focused at resolving the workplace issues at the bargaining table and as such have agreed to not take any Strike/Lockout action, notwithstanding being in a legal position to do so.
The parties have also agreed to provide each other with 24 hours notice should either party decide to engage in a labour dispute which in any event will be no earlier than Thursday February 5, 2009 at 12:01 a.m.
Each of the Bargaining Committees remain focused at resolving the workplace issues at the bargaining table and as such have agreed to not take any Strike/Lockout action, notwithstanding being in a legal position to do so.
The parties have also agreed to provide each other with 24 hours notice should either party decide to engage in a labour dispute which in any event will be no earlier than Thursday February 5, 2009 at 12:01 a.m.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Notice - Negotiations Update
January 27, 2009
Negotiations between Woodbine Entertainment Group and CAW Local 2007 (Mutuels) are continuing.
Our current focus remains at the bargaining table and the parties have agreed to not take any
Strike/Lockout action, notwithstanding being in a legal position to do so.
The parties have also agreed to provide each other with 24 hours notice should either party decide to engage in a labour dispute which in any event will be no earlier than February 3, 2009 at 5:00 a.m.
Negotiations between Woodbine Entertainment Group and CAW Local 2007 (Mutuels) are continuing.
Our current focus remains at the bargaining table and the parties have agreed to not take any
Strike/Lockout action, notwithstanding being in a legal position to do so.
The parties have also agreed to provide each other with 24 hours notice should either party decide to engage in a labour dispute which in any event will be no earlier than February 3, 2009 at 5:00 a.m.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Negotiations Update
Woodbine and the Union have exchanged opening positions and have meetings scheduled for January.
The parties will be in a legal strike/lock-out position as of 12:01 am Wednesday, January 28.
The parties have indicated a willingness not to initiate a labour dispute as long as the bargaining is progressing toward an agreement.
We anticipate calling a membership meeting when we have a sense of how the talks are going.
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Elimination of “Elect To Work” Exemptions
The Ontario Government has introduced Bill 139, the Employment Standards Amendment Act (Temporary Help Agencies), 2008, and also announced related changes to the ESA regulations. These changes will affect any employer or organization that:
(1) employs “elect to work” or casual employees;
(2) is a temporary help agency; or
(3) uses the services of a temporary help agency.
While the focus of Bill 139 is on temporary help agencies, the government announced related changes that affect all “elect to work” employees. Elect to work employees are those who are employed on a casual basis, and have the ability to refuse work assignments offered by their employers, without suffering negative consequences. Currently, elect to work employees are exempt from the public holidays provisions of the ESA, and are exempt from the requirement to provide notice of termination (or termination pay in lieu of notice) and severance pay.
The government announced that it has already passed a regulation that will eliminate the elect to work exemption that relates to public holiday pay, as of January 2, 2009. This means that, beginning with Family Day next year, elect to work employees will be entitled to public holiday pay under the ESA, just like any other employee.
The government also announced its intention to pass a regulation that will eliminate the elect to work exemptions related to notice of termination and severance pay. When this regulation is passed, it will mean that elect to work employees will be entitled to notice of termination (or termination pay in lieu of notice) and severance pay under the ESA. At this time, it appears that the Government will wait until Bill 139 is passed (and possibly until it comes into force) before it eliminates these exemptions.
Click the link below for more details.
http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/bills/bills_detail.do?locale=en&BillID=2132
The parties will be in a legal strike/lock-out position as of 12:01 am Wednesday, January 28.
The parties have indicated a willingness not to initiate a labour dispute as long as the bargaining is progressing toward an agreement.
We anticipate calling a membership meeting when we have a sense of how the talks are going.
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Elimination of “Elect To Work” Exemptions
The Ontario Government has introduced Bill 139, the Employment Standards Amendment Act (Temporary Help Agencies), 2008, and also announced related changes to the ESA regulations. These changes will affect any employer or organization that:
(1) employs “elect to work” or casual employees;
(2) is a temporary help agency; or
(3) uses the services of a temporary help agency.
While the focus of Bill 139 is on temporary help agencies, the government announced related changes that affect all “elect to work” employees. Elect to work employees are those who are employed on a casual basis, and have the ability to refuse work assignments offered by their employers, without suffering negative consequences. Currently, elect to work employees are exempt from the public holidays provisions of the ESA, and are exempt from the requirement to provide notice of termination (or termination pay in lieu of notice) and severance pay.
The government announced that it has already passed a regulation that will eliminate the elect to work exemption that relates to public holiday pay, as of January 2, 2009. This means that, beginning with Family Day next year, elect to work employees will be entitled to public holiday pay under the ESA, just like any other employee.
The government also announced its intention to pass a regulation that will eliminate the elect to work exemptions related to notice of termination and severance pay. When this regulation is passed, it will mean that elect to work employees will be entitled to notice of termination (or termination pay in lieu of notice) and severance pay under the ESA. At this time, it appears that the Government will wait until Bill 139 is passed (and possibly until it comes into force) before it eliminates these exemptions.
Click the link below for more details.
http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/bills/bills_detail.do?locale=en&BillID=2132
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Negotiations Update - November 27, 08
Greetings
On November 20, our Mutuel's Bargaining Committee met with Woodbine. At the Meeting WEG CFO Stephen Mitchell reviewed the financial status of WEG. Woodbine also presented written proposals for a new collective agreement. CAW National Rep. Brian Stevens outlined the Union's bargaining issues.
The parties scheduled meetings for December 17 and January 8.
On November 26, WEG filed for conciliation.
Brian Henderson
CAW Local 2007 President
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Challenges Ahead - “The Opportunity We Face”
Click here for an open letter from John Aman, CAW National Director of Organizing
On November 20, our Mutuel's Bargaining Committee met with Woodbine. At the Meeting WEG CFO Stephen Mitchell reviewed the financial status of WEG. Woodbine also presented written proposals for a new collective agreement. CAW National Rep. Brian Stevens outlined the Union's bargaining issues.
The parties scheduled meetings for December 17 and January 8.
On November 26, WEG filed for conciliation.
Brian Henderson
CAW Local 2007 President
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Challenges Ahead - “The Opportunity We Face”
Click here for an open letter from John Aman, CAW National Director of Organizing
Thursday, June 19, 2008
MEDIA ADVISORY
June 18, 2008
CAW to Host Barbeque at Queen’s Plate –Woodbine Racetrack Sunday
(Toronto) - The CAW will be hosting a picket line barbeque at the Woodbine Racetrack on Sunday in honour of the Queen’s Plate race and the three-week long strike against concessions and the erosion of full time jobs at the Ontario Lottery and Gaming facility. Click here to read more
OLG Security at Woodbine Bargaining Update
Please read the following Bargaining Report #4 on the state of Negotiations between CAW and the OLG.
Check back here or www.cawlocal.ca/gaming/news.asp for ongoing updates.
Friday, June 06, 2008
OLG Security at Woodbine Bargaining Update
Please read the following Bargaining Report #3 on the state of Negotiations between CAW and the OLG.
Check back here or www.cawlocal.ca/gaming/news.asp for ongoing updates.
Check back here or www.cawlocal.ca/gaming/news.asp for ongoing updates.
Monday, December 24, 2007
Bartenders and servers ratify new deal with Woodbine Entertainment
Less than 24 hours after reaching a tentative settlement, members of the Canadian Auto Workers union have overwhelmingly ratified a new 3-year agreement with Woodbine Entertainment.
The new agreement, which covers 185 bartenders and servers working at the Greenwood Teletheatre in Toronto as well as Woodbine and Mohawk racetrack and slots, was ratified by 90 per cent and includes wage and benefit improvements for both full-time and part-time employees in addition to new job protection and workplace safety language along with many other gains.
Contract talks between the CAW and Woodbine Entertainment broke down in early December over a number of important issues, including the company’s demand to scale back wages, resulting in a 17-day strike.
“Right from the outset we told the company there will be no wage concessions for these workers,” said Hemi Mitic, Assistant to the National President. “Our members showed tremendous courage and willingness to fight this issue as a matter of principle, and we won.”
CAW national staff representative Brian Stevens acknowledged the hard work and dedication of the membership and the bargaining committee in negotiating a very good settlement.
“This contract not only improves the lives of our members at the racetracks and slots, it also helps establish a standard for the entire gaming industry,” Stevens said. “This is a testament to the idea that fighting back really does make a difference for working people.”
This is the workers’ first contract negotiation since joining the CAW in August of 2007. The CAW represents over 7,500 gaming sector workers across the country.