What does the August 15, 2022 Employer Proposal mean for you?

CUPE-OSBCU Proposals

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Wages

What CUPE-OSBCU Proposed

Wage increases of $3.25/hour in each year of the next agreement

Pay casual employees the same rate as permanent employees

What the Crown/CTA Proposed

2% increase for members earning less than $40,000 per year

1.25% for members who earn $40,000 or more per year

Continue lower pay rates for casual employees

What would the Employer Proposal mean for you?

A real wage cut for all education workers of 9-11% over the next 4 years.

Cumulative wage cut of 20-22% since 2012.

Recruitment and retention problems would continue and worsen, meaning jobs unfilled and fewer supports for students.Increased workloads.

Job Security

What CUPE-OSBCU Proposed

Improve job security/service security language to ensure minimum staffing levels

What the Crown/CTA Proposed

Elimination of all job security/service security language

What would the Employer Proposal mean for you?

School boards could, and would, cut staff below existing levels, denying students the services they need.

Staffing

What CUPE-OSBCU Proposed

Additional funding to create new staff in all education worker classifications

What the Crown/CTA Proposed

No new money for staffing

What would the Employer Proposal mean for you?

Students who need additional supports would be deprived of what they need.

Workloads would increase to the breaking point and schools will be less able to function.

No ability to increase cleaning standards in schools.

Sick Leave

What CUPE-OSBCU Proposed

Preserve the existing sick leave and short-term disability plan

What the Crown/CTA Proposed

Massive cut to short-term disability plan

What would the Employer Proposal mean for you?

Most members would not be able to access the short-term disability plan they currently have and will lose income at a time when they need it most.

Prep time

What CUPE-OSBCU Proposed

Paid prep time for members who work directly with students

What the Crown/CTA Proposed

No paid prep time

What would the Employer Proposal mean for you?

Unpaid work would continue to be expected of education workers.

The employer does not understand the value of prep time.

Designated Early Childhood Educator

What CUPE-OSBCU Proposed

Guarantee that a Designated Early Childhood Educator is in every Kindergarten class

What the Crown/CTA Proposed

No guarantee of a DECE in every Kindergarten class

What would the Employer Proposal mean for you?

Thousands of students would be denied the benefits of the two-educator model of full-day Kindergarten.

Minimum hours of work

What CUPE-OSBCU Proposed

Require all boards to provide minimum hours of work for education worker positions

What the Crown/CTA Proposed

No change to hours of work for positions that are currently under the normal standard

What would the Employer Proposal mean for you?

Fewer hours of work for low paid workers, and less time available to provide supports for students.

Professional Development

What CUPE-OSBCU Proposed

Improve access to professional development for all education workers

What the Crown/CTA Proposed

Status quo on professional development

What would the Employer Proposal mean for you?

Education workers would be denied access to training and skills development required to keep up in a dynamic field

Benefits funding

What CUPE-OSBCU Proposed

Benefits funding to allow for improvements to the plan for all members

What the Crown/CTA Proposed

Freeze funding for benefitsfor 4 years

What would the Employer Proposal mean for you?

Benefits would be cut substantially by 2024.

The benefits plan will be unsustainable without funding.