Ontario Hospital Association and CAW reach tentative agreement for hospital employees

Sep 4 2009

The Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) announced today that it has reached a negotiated, tentative three-year collective agreement for hospital employees represented by the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW).

"By working hard to reach a voluntary tentative agreement, both CAW and the OHA are setting the stage for an even more productive working relationship over the next several years," said OHA President and CEO Tom Closson. "Negotiated collective agreements are in the best interests of hospital employees and, as a result, patients."

Key details of the agreement include:

- Predictable, affordable wage increases for the next three years; and

- Increased Hospital flexibility to manage vacant positions.
Ratification for the agreement is expected to occur in early October.
This proposed settlement would cover 753 employees in eight hospitals that participate in the OHA's northern group bargaining process. Generally speaking, the settlement would cover dietary assistants and house-keeping and clerical staff and nurses.

Last week, the OHA settled a similar agreement with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which covers 54 participating hospitals and approximately 20,080 employees.