The Bargaining Team participated in mediation/arbitration with the Employer on November 15, 2023, to resolve the outstanding issue of pay scales for our new classification system. Arbitrator Brian Keller has ruled on the matter in the attached Award. The following is the new single pay scale for all members of the bargaining unit effective November 1, 2023, which is inclusive of the May1, 2023 increase below and conditional that the general wage increases below be ratified. Note the job mappings from the old system into the new do not necessarily have a direct mapping. See attached samples. The award is binding and will not be voted on by the members.
Therefore, it is prudent to wait for the employer to provide you your level and step in the new system when determining your target in the below grid. See attached sample. Important to note that no member is mapped to a lower pay scale.
ANNEX “A” – 2023 PIPSC pay scale after move to new classification system
|
PIPSC Level |
Step 1 |
Step 2 |
Step 3 |
Step 4 |
Step 5 |
Step 6 |
Step 7 |
|
1 |
69,452 |
72,195 |
75,047 |
78,011 |
80,975 |
84,052 |
87,246 |
|
2 |
84,799 |
88,149 |
91,631 |
95,251 |
98,871 |
102,628 |
106,528 |
|
3 |
103,540 |
107,630 |
111,882 |
116,301 |
120,720 |
125,307 |
130,069 |
|
4 |
118,755 |
123,446 |
128,322 |
133,391 |
138,460 |
143,721 |
149,182 |
|
5 |
140,250 |
145,790 |
151,549 |
157,535 |
163,521 |
169,735 |
176,185 |
Tentative agreement
The parties have agreed on a memorandum of settlement to resolve the issue of inadequate pay scales from 2023 to 2025.
The tentative agreement replaces our wage increases of:
2% on May 1, 2023
2% on May 1, 2024
2% on May 1, 2025
with the following:
4.5% on May 1, 2023
4% on May 1, 2024
3.5% on May 1, 2025
Our collective agreement will expire on April 30, 2026.
The bargaining team recommends your acceptance of the tentative agreement.
A virtual information session will be held on December 4 from 12:00 to 15:00 to review the award and tentative agreement. You will be sent a Ratification Kit and voting key to vote on the 2023-2026 pay scale. The Ratification vote will be open December 4 at 16h00 and will close December 11 at 13h00.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: If you are planning to take vacation during the next 3 weeks, please provide an alternate email to ensure you receive your information kit and voting instructions
Thanks
PIPSC NAV Group Executive
Your Bargaining Team members are:
Denise Doherty –PIPSC Negotiator
Michael Simard – Bargaining Team Captain
Maya Kassab – Bargaining Team Member
Elie Francis – Bargaining Team Member
Lori Goulding – Bargaining Team Member
Todor Gurov – Bargaining Team Member
Hicham Abou-Hamad – Bargaining Team Member
Nicolas Helal – Bargaining Team Member