City and CUPE agree to enhanced mediation process
Following three days of discussions with mediator Brian Foley, the City of Vancouver and CUPE Locals 15 and 1004 have agreed to an enhanced mediation process.
Within the next week, representatives of the City and the CUPE Locals will provide Brian Foley with verbal and written submissions on their respective views on the terms and conditions for renewal collective agreements.
After considering those representations, Brian Foley will provide the City and the CUPE Locals with his non-binding recommendations for ending the collective bargaining dispute. The City and the CUPE Locals have agreed that they will then submit those recommendations to the City’s principals and the Unions’ membership for acceptance or rejection.
A media blackout will be in place until Brian Foley has issued his recommendations.
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From CUPE
UPDATE:
Mediation with non-binding recommendations agreed to by City & CUPE locals
[September 21, 2007 02:32 PM]
Following three days of discussions with mediator Brian Foley, the City of Vancouver and CUPE Locals 15 and 1004 have agreed to an enhanced mediation process.
Within the next week, the representatives of the City and the two CUPE Locals will provide mediator Foley with verbal and written submissions on their respective views on the terms and conditions for renewal collective agreements.
After considering those representations, mediator Foley will provide the City and the CUPE Locals with his non-binding recommendations for ending the strike.
The parties have agreed that they will then submit those recommendations to the city's principals and the unions’ membership for acceptance or rejection by vote.
A media blackout will be in place until mediator Foley has issued his recommendations.
A complete media blackout remains in effect for CUPE 391 (Vancouver’s library workers).
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CKNW
Update on ongoing civic strike in Vancouver
Sep, 21 2007 - 3:50 PM
VANCOUVER/CKNW(AM980) - An update on the ongoing mediation aimed at reaching a settlement between the city of Vancouver and its three striking union locals.
As CKNW’s Connie Thiessen reports the union locals representing inside and outside workers have agreed to an enhanced mediation process.
The union says following three days of discussions with mediator Briann Foley, the city and Cupe 15 and 1004 have agreed to provide Foley with verbal and written submissions on their terms to reach a collective agreement.
After considering those, Foley will provide both sides with non-binding recommendations for ending the strike.
The parties have agreed to then submit those to the city's principals and union membership for acceptance or rejection by vote.
A media blackout is remaining in place until the mediator's recommendations have been issued.
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