October 31, 2017
Greetings,
Following the signing of the recent Minutes of Settlement on October 11th, resolving all National
Policy Grievances in Ontario and Quebec, we have continued to build on this momentum. With
the approval of Local Presidents across the province, the National office have worked with BTS
and have now agreed to begin bargaining for the renewal of the collective agreement on
December 4th with a common table for Ontario and Quebec. We have agreed to negotiate
continuously toward a deadline of January 31, 2018 maximizing efforts to achieve a
recommended tentative offer. The collective agreement continues to expire on May 6th as
scheduled.