usw / en USW and 鶹Ƶ reach tentative agreement /news/usw-and-u-t-reach-tentative-agreement <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">USW and 鶹Ƶ reach tentative agreement</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/20171109---University-of-Toronto-sign-in-fall.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=uOCKM8QN 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/20171109---University-of-Toronto-sign-in-fall.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=cvis44Jd 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/20171109---University-of-Toronto-sign-in-fall.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=1QM9_Ymq 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/20171109---University-of-Toronto-sign-in-fall.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=uOCKM8QN" alt="鶹Ƶ sign "> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2017-11-09T10:28:45-05:00" title="Thursday, November 9, 2017 - 10:28" class="datetime">Thu, 11/09/2017 - 10:28</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">(photo by Geoff Vendeville)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/our-community" hreflang="en">Our Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/usw" hreflang="en">usw</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The University of Toronto and United Steelworkers&nbsp;1998 (Casual unit) reached a tentative agreement for a renewal collective agreement on Nov. 2.</p> <p>The USW unit represents about 3,000 casual administrative and technical employees at 鶹Ƶ at any given time; over the course of 2016, approximately 8,000 people&nbsp;were represented by the unit.&nbsp;</p> <p>Details of the agreement will be presented to the membership at <a href="http://www.usw1998.ca/blog/2017/11/08/casual-unit-bargaining-2017/">information meetings on November 9 on all three campuses</a>. A ratification vote will be held on November 13, with voting locations to be announced in the coming days.&nbsp;</p> <p>“We encourage all casual&nbsp;employees who are USW members to attend the information meetings and to vote,” <strong>Kelly Hannah-Moffat</strong>, 鶹Ƶ's vice-president of human resources and equity said. “I would like to thank the university and union bargaining teams for their commitment and hard work.”&nbsp;</p> <p>Earlier this year, the University and USW 1998 (Appointed) signed a new collective agreement. That three-year agreement, which was ratified on September 11, saw improvements to wages and working conditions.</p> <p>The university has 23 collective agreements with 11 different unions; 13 agreements are up for renewal in 2017.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 09 Nov 2017 15:28:45 +0000 lanthierj 121466 at United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1998 /node/8773 <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1998</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>sgupta</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2016-01-07T15:47:21-05:00" title="Thursday, January 7, 2016 - 15:47" class="datetime">Thu, 01/07/2016 - 15:47</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-url field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">URL</div> <div class="field__item">https://www.usw1998.ca</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above clearfix"> <h3 class="field__label">Tags</h3> <ul class="links field__items"> <li><a href="/news/tags/union" hreflang="en">union</a></li> <li><a href="/news/tags/usw" hreflang="en">usw</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Campus</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/7034" hreflang="en">Off Campus</a></div> </div> Thu, 07 Jan 2016 20:47:21 +0000 sgupta 8773 at