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Collective Bargaining (OPS)

Take action:

Show the OPS Employer that we're Standing Together for better.

  1. Wear blue every Wednesday.
    • Gather your colleagues for a group photo and share it with bargaining@amapceo.on.ca.
    • Tag us on Instagram @AMAPCEO, too!
  2. Print and decorate your work area.
    • Use our Stand Together poster and our Wear Blue Wednesdays poster. (Need a print version? Email bargaining@amapceo.on.ca to request one.)
  3. Attend an upcoming bargaining information session.
    • Keep an eye on your inbox for an invitation to an Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Bargaining* (*but were afraid to ask) session at your workplace, or check out our events listing.

Sign up to be an OPS Bargaining engagement volunteer!

Are you interested in helping engage your fellow members during this round of OPS bargaining? Sign up now as an OPS Bargaining volunteer and encourage your colleagues to Stand Together!

Volunteer today

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We've won a lot by standing together.

  • Together, we defeated Bill 124.
  • Together, we defended our collective agreement.
  • And when the Employer disrespected us, we stood up to them and together, demanded better.

We're at the bargaining table for a new contract. We deserve a fair deal that:

  • Includes a respectable wage increase
  • Improves our health benefits
  • Maintains flexible work
  • And provides more stability for contract workers. 

The economic future of Ontario is uncertain. Ontario needs strong public services and the professionals who deliver them need a fair contract. 

We can achieve that by standing together. 

Your OPS Bargaining Team

  • Dave Bulmer, President/CEO
  • Zahra Bolouk, University District
  • Jennie Miller, Midtown District
  • Adam Nagler, Bay District
  • Vickie Nielsen, Northern Ontario District
  • Julie Reeder, Eastern Ontario District (Chair)

Learn more about your OPS Bargaining team in the news article "Ready to stand together and win together"

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President's Message

Like MPPs, public servants work hard to serve Ontario–and deserve a fair deal

May 30, 2025

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OPS Bargaining Update

Activists wear blue at the OPS Activist Conference

May 15, 2025

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OPS Bargaining Update

Pension contribution increase another reason to stand together for better

May 15, 2025

More news updates »

Frequently asked questions

What is collective bargaining?

Collective bargaining occurs when a group of people in a workplace band together to increase their negotiating power. There is a greater likelihood of success together than there is apart, so it is also about demonstrating our collective will and resolve.

These negotiations between employees and management lead to a legally binding collective agreement that details many of the terms and conditions of our employment, including wages, working conditions, job security, and more.

This collective agreement also ensures the employer consults with us and that we work collaboratively to seek solutions on matters that affect us. It means our workplaces are governed with transparency and fairness.

Learn more about the collective bargaining process.

When did bargaining start?

The current OPS Collective Agreement expired on March 31, 2025. The existing terms and conditions of the current collective agreement remain frozen in place until a new collective agreement comes into effect. The new agreement may have retroactive measures.

AMAPCEO issued our Notice to Bargain on January 20, 2025 and negotiations started in May 2025.

Your OPS Bargaining Team will be asking you to take action to show the Employer that we're standing together for better. These actions strengthen our position at the bargaining table.

Will there be a wage increase on April 1, 2025?

The latest AMAPCEO–OPS Collective Agreement expired on March 31, 2025. The terms and conditions of that collective agreement are frozen in place until a new collective agreement comes into effect. The last wage increase was April 1, 2024. 

Our OPS bargaining team will be fighting for a fair deal that includes a respectable wage increase. The new agreement may have retroactive measures.

We can only achieve that by standing together and supporting our OPS bargaining team.

How will I get updates during bargaining?

Make sure your contact information with AMAPCEO is up-to-date, and that you are subscribed to receive our emails. Visit our Subscribe page if you haven’t opted-in to receive our emails.

Signed members also receive exclusive updates and event invitations. If you haven’t become a signed member of AMAPCEO, you can do so at no additional cost at amapceo.ca/membership.

We will also continually update this webpage with updates as they become available. And the union’s leadership will meet with members either virtually or in-person, as public health regulations permit, to update members on progress.

How were our bargaining goals set?

Every AMAPCEO member was invited to take part in a survey asking them where they desire improvements to the current collective agreement. The survey results were provided to the bargaining team, staff, and union leadership in order to draft the broad bargaining priorities, which were shared with Delegates at the Annual Delegates’ Conference.

These survey results, further informed by research, additional consultation, and legal advice, were used to generate more specific bargaining plans. The Board of Directors is ultimately responsible for reviewing and approving this mandate.

Learn more about the collective bargaining process.

Why is it important to support my colleagues and union during bargaining?

We have worked hard to achieve the current terms and conditions of our employment. Supporting your colleagues, the bargaining team, and our union, helps demonstrate our collective strength and our resolve to securing a fair contract. We are stronger together.

Union leadership and local AMAPCEO activists will also ask you to take specific actions to demonstrate your solidarity. This could include displaying a flag on your desk, using a union background during a video call, or attending an event.

These actions serve as proof of member cohesion and support for AMAPCEO. This can speed up the bargaining process and result in improved collective agreements for all members.

More broadly, unions helped build the middle class in Canada. The eight-hour workday, pensions, minimum wages, employment standards, equal pay, health and safety legislation, pregnancy and parental leave, and other provisions were first negotiated by unionized workers and then extended to others.

Since the 1990s, however, unions have been under attack—first in the private sector and now in the public sector. It’s important that we bust unfair myths and build collective power for the benefit of all.

Does collective bargaining lead to a strike?

The priority in our negotiations has always been to achieve a fair collective agreement without any unnecessary use of job action. AMAPCEO has always fought for alternatives to labour disruptions in the event of a bargaining impasse and has never had to go on strike.

However, if the employer creates issues during negotiations, a labour disruption remains an important tool in the union’s toolbox. Labour disruption is a broad term encompassing a spectrum of possibilities—small, such as a local lunch-time rally or a refusal to work overtime, to large, such as a province-wide walkout or strike.

Union-initiated labour disruptions are governed by a legal process that unfolds over several weeks. A union cannot call a strike without first having its members vote in favour of such an action. A positive vote does not guarantee that a job action will take place. It is a clear message to the employer side that AMAPCEO members are serious about achieving certain demands in bargaining.

Learn more about the collective bargaining process.

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We would like to acknowledge Tkaronto, a Mohawk word meaning “the place in the water where the trees are standing.”

The AMAPCEO office is on the traditional unceded territory of Haudenosaunee speaking nations, including the Wendat, Seneca and Mohawk. These nations have been here since time immemorial and were in more recent times joined by the Mississaugas of the Credit.

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