The union has officially reversed the wage cuts and confirmed that all part-time recreation workers will retain their current pay rates. We successfully held them to the language in our Job Evaluation agreement. I will monitor the payroll implementation over the coming weeks to ensure full compliance.
We, the undersigned, part-time recreation workers, members of CUPE Local 79 and members of the public, present to the union this petition for fairness among and between its workers.
CUPE 79, in contravention to their own standard Job Evaluation agreement as laid out in Articles 9.4, 9.5, and especially 9.6 which reads "No incumbent will have their wages reduced following the re-evaluation of their job and the establishment of a new wage structure," turned the decisions of wage harmonization entirely over to an outside arbitrator, rather than negotiating for and ensuring fairness between its workers.
As a result, part-time recreation instructors across the city of Toronto are suffering wage cuts much greater than the 10% cuts asked for by the City Council (many as high as 35%), while other workers within the union have retained their current pay rate.
The information the arbitrator received from the union led to a misinformed definition of these jobs as "transient and transitory" - the reason the arbitrator refused to red circle wages - and we ask that workers have a voice on this issue with the union.
In summary, a basic tenet of the union's gender neutral evaluation agreement is that wage harmonization should not be enacted on the backs of any workers. We ask that CUPE 79 - a union that has been collecting dues from these workers - adhere to their own Job Evaluation agreement and thus fight for the exemption of part-time recreation workers' drastic wage cuts in order to restore fairness and equity, and thus, real harmonization, among all recreation workers.
The current volume of support demonstrates that union leadership can no longer ignore the discrepancies in the wage harmonization process. I am now preparing a formal request for a meeting with CUPE 79 executives to present these concerns alongside the documented impact on our members.
Reached 100 supporters
February 24, 2012
6 Comments
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Elena Wheeler
14 years ago
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its so unfair that rec staff are being targeted like this. they do so much for the community and get treated like they dont matter.
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Sarah Townsend
14 years ago
Featured
35 percent is absolutely insane. how are people supposed to pay rent in this city on those wages? do better cupe.
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Lisa Castillo
14 years ago
Featured
unbelievable. stop punishing the workers who make these programs happen.
M
Mark Harris
14 years ago
Featured
my daughter works these hours and she works hard. they deserve respect not a huge pay cut. fix this mess
J
Jason Haddad
14 years ago
Featured
this is total bs. the union is supposed to protect us not sell us out to an arbitrator. red circle the wages now
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David Cole
14 years ago
Featured
transient and transitory? give me a break. these people teach kids and seniors all year round. show some respect.
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The union has officially reversed the wage cuts and confirmed that all part-time recreation workers will retain their current pay rates. We successfully held them to the language in our Job Evaluation agreement. I will monitor the payroll implementation over the coming weeks to ensure full compliance.
We, the undersigned, part-time recreation workers, members of CUPE Local 79 and members of the public, present to the union this petition for fairness among and between its workers.
CUPE 79, in contravention to their own standard Job Evaluation agreement as laid out in Articles 9.4, 9.5, and especially 9.6 which reads "No incumbent will have their wages reduced following the re-evaluation of their job and the establishment of a new wage structure," turned the decisions of wage harmonization entirely over to an outside arbitrator, rather than negotiating for and ensuring fairness between its workers.
As a result, part-time recreation instructors across the city of Toronto are suffering wage cuts much greater than the 10% cuts asked for by the City Council (many as high as 35%), while other workers within the union have retained their current pay rate.
The information the arbitrator received from the union led to a misinformed definition of these jobs as "transient and transitory" - the reason the arbitrator refused to red circle wages - and we ask that workers have a voice on this issue with the union.
In summary, a basic tenet of the union's gender neutral evaluation agreement is that wage harmonization should not be enacted on the backs of any workers. We ask that CUPE 79 - a union that has been collecting dues from these workers - adhere to their own Job Evaluation agreement and thus fight for the exemption of part-time recreation workers' drastic wage cuts in order to restore fairness and equity, and thus, real harmonization, among all recreation workers.
The current volume of support demonstrates that union leadership can no longer ignore the discrepancies in the wage harmonization process. I am now preparing a formal request for a meeting with CUPE 79 executives to present these concerns alongside the documented impact on our members.
Reached 100 supporters
February 24, 2012
6 Comments
E
Elena Wheeler
14 years ago
Featured
its so unfair that rec staff are being targeted like this. they do so much for the community and get treated like they dont matter.
S
Sarah Townsend
14 years ago
Featured
35 percent is absolutely insane. how are people supposed to pay rent in this city on those wages? do better cupe.
L
Lisa Castillo
14 years ago
Featured
unbelievable. stop punishing the workers who make these programs happen.
M
Mark Harris
14 years ago
Featured
my daughter works these hours and she works hard. they deserve respect not a huge pay cut. fix this mess
J
Jason Haddad
14 years ago
Featured
this is total bs. the union is supposed to protect us not sell us out to an arbitrator. red circle the wages now
D
David Cole
14 years ago
Featured
transient and transitory? give me a break. these people teach kids and seniors all year round. show some respect.
its so unfair that rec staff are being targeted like this. they do so much for the community and get treated like they dont matter.