Wednesday, September 21, 2022
AMAPCEO recently secured retroactive compensation for more than 90 contract members in the Ontario Public Service (OPS) who were underpaid by their employer.
In late 2019, the union discovered the OPS Employer was violating the Collective Agreement by appointing some fixed-term members with a lower pay grade than they ought to have had—a practice known as “underfilling.”
“Our union works hard to deliver—especially for the most precariously employed,” AMAPCEO President Dave Bulmer said. “These are exactly the kinds of reasons professionals need a union in their corner.”
Following a dispute with the OPS Employer, the union reached an agreement where the Employer would compensate affected members. Payments were processed early this summer.
“As negotiations continue, and even once a new contract is in place, members on contract can count on AMAPCEO to fight for stability, fairness, and permanency,” Bulmer said.