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OPSEU Staff Unit Collective Agreement Ratified
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is pleased to announce the ratification of a first collective agreement covering approximately 150 office, clerical, administrative, technical and service positions at the School. The OPSEU Staff Unit voted 78.2 percent in favour of the tentative agreement on November 5, 2010, and the agreement was ratified by NOSM’s Board of Directors earlier today. The first collective agreement is in effect until April 30, 2012, and provides for a retroactive 2009/10 wage increase of 3.25 percent, followed by 0 percent wage increases in years two and three. A one-time lump sum payment of $2,000...
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NOSM and OPSEU Staff Unit Reach Tentative Agreement
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and the OPSEU Staff Unit are pleased to announce that provincially-mediated talks held on November 1 and 2 in Thunder Bay have resulted in a tentative collective agreement between the two parties early this morning. The deal, which is being recommended by the OPSEU Staff Unit bargaining team, is subject to ratification by the OPSEU Staff Unit’s members, and approval by NOSM’s Board of Directors. Further details will be available at that time. The approximately 150 members included in the School’s OPSEU Staff Unit represent employees in office, clerical, administrative, technical ...
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NOSM and OPSEU Staff Unit Heading Back to Table with Provincially-Appointed Mediator
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and the OPSEU Staff Unit have agreed to resume bargaining November 1, 2010 in Thunder Bay. The negotiations will be assisted by a provincially-appointed mediator. NOSM’s Dean, Dr. Roger Strasser, is hopeful this round of talks will bring about an acceptable resolution for both parties. ”The Northern Ontario School of Medicine is returning to the table next week with the goal of reaching a fair and competitive first collective agreement with the OPSEU Staff Unit, and ending the current labour disruption,” he said. NOSM remains committed to reaching a first collective agreement wit...
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