The vacation portal will open on December 1 2019. Be sure to put your requests in before the deadline 5:00pm January 15 2020.
The posted vacation will be January 31 2020.
For more information refer to Article(s) 19 and LOA#3
Collective_agreement_BTS_2018-2022_Ontario.pdf
BTS Clerical
For more information refer to Article(s) 18 and LOA#5
Collective-Agreement-BTS-Clerical-Jan-7-2019-to-Jan-6-2023.pdf
November 22, 2019 – 12:00 AM
TORONTO—Unifor stood in solidarity with elected student leaders from the Canadian Federation of Students and the York Federation of Students at a media conference this morning to announce the successful legal challenge of the Doug Ford government’s Student Choice Initiative.
“From day one, we called on Doug Ford to scrap this unlawful attack on Ontario’s post-secondary students and institutions,” said Jerry Dias, Unifor National President. “We welcome the Ontario divisional court’s unanimous and decisive ruling that the governments’ attack violated the bedrock principles on which Ontario universities have been governed for more than 100 years.”
The Ford government sought to undermine student organizations across the province and the democratically allocated student funds for a wide range of services at post-secondary institutions across Ontario.
The funds went directly to benefit student unions, campus radio stations and newspapers, sexual assault survivors’ services, women’s and LGBTQIA-positive spaces, Public Interest Research Groups and many others.
“The Ford government has been dealt a serious blow in its attempt to silence students and de-fund groups that disagree with their conservative agenda,” said Naureen Rizvi, Unifor Ontario Director. “I am proud that workers and students stood shoulder to shoulder to fight for our fundamental rights to organize.”
The Ford government directly threatened students’ unions across the province by creating conditions to defund them, intervening in institution and student union independence.
The Local Executive is very pleased to welcome newly trained STEWARDS of the BTS craft and BTS Clerical units in 1996-O.
Please join us in welcoming these individuals who share the same focus and have made a commitment to proudly represent the Members of Local 1996-O.
The Executive would also like to extend a thank you to all the Stewards for the continuous work they do on behalf of the members they serve on a daily basis.
Local 1996-O wish to welcome newly trained stewards in the following locations
Ashley Saini – 416 Core
Sukhdeep Sidhu – 416 Core
Charnele Bryan – Argentia (Clerical)
Manroop Singh – 905C Brampton
Sumit Modi – 905C Brampton
In Solidarity,
Lee, Sanjay, Brian, Chris
November 27, 2019 – 3:00 AM
VANCOUVER—Unifor Local 111 and 2200 have reached a tentative agreement with Coast Mountain Bus Company, ending a 26-day strike by nearly 5,000 transit workers.
“Transit workers stood up for one another and fought hard to get a fair contract,” said Jerry Dias, Unifor National President. “Total service disruption was a last resort, so our members are relieved that they can return to serving the public.”
The tentative agreement, reached at 12:30 a.m., will avoid a three-day strike action during which no busses would have been on the road. Unifor members will report to work for their normal shifts on Wednesday. Details of the agreement will be made available following ratification votes happening in the coming days.
“This contract recognizes that Unifor members are the backbone of the Metro Vancouver transit system,” said Gavin McGarrigle, Western Regional Director and lead negotiator. “We look forward to being an integral part of an expanding system that keeps this region moving.”
Unifor is Canada’s largest union in the private sector, representing 315,000 workers in every major area of the economy. The union advocates for all working people and their rights, fights for equality and social justice in Canada and abroad, and strives to create progressive change for a better future.