Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Last month, AMAPCEO members at Ontario Public Service (OPS) voted to ratify their new Collective Agreement. This Agreement will run from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2025.
Since that time, AMAPCEO and the OPS Employer have been discussing implementation timelines for the changes enshrined in the new Collective Agreement.
We know members in the OPS have eagerly awaited information on these changes.
Discussions with the Employer regarding implementation timelines are still ongoing, and we hope to provide you with concrete dates and/or windows as soon as possible.
AMAPCEO is pushing the Employer to ensure that implementation of the changes to the collective agreement—especially the pay increase and retroactive payments—happens swiftly. We are also urging the Employer to communicate these timelines clearly and effectively with employees.
In the case of other bargaining units, it has taken as long as six months to process retroactive wage increases. This is unreasonable. These increases are payments AMAPCEO members in the OPS are owed. The services or increased balances you are still waiting to access are ones that you are entitled to.
We share in your frustration at the delays. Rest assured that your union is doing everything in our power to see that implementation happens swiftly. We will continue to share updates, via email and the AMAPCEO website, as we receive them.
More about AMAPCEO and our Members:
Established in 1992, AMAPCEO is a bargaining agent that represents 14,000 professional and supervisory public servants, most of whom work directly for the Government of Ontario in every ministry and in a number of agencies, boards and commissions; in 130 communities throughout Ontario and in 12 cities outside Canada. We also represent employees outside the Ontario Public Service in: the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario; the Ontario Arts Council; Ontario Health (Quality Unit); Public Health Ontario; the Waypoint Mental Health Centre in Penetanguishene; and in the former Offices of the Ontario Child Advocate and the French Language Services Commissioner (now part of the Ontario Ombudsman).