{"id":45891,"date":"2018-03-06T11:20:06","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T16:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/?p=45891"},"modified":"2025-08-19T09:36:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:36:45","slug":"presidents-message-to-cupe-2424","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/2018\/presidents-message-to-cupe-2424\/","title":{"rendered":"President\u2019s Message to CUPE 2424"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        President\u2019s Message to CUPE 2424\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President\u2019s Message to CUPE 2424\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/258814501?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"memorandum\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Memorandum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>DATE: March 6, 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TO: Members of CUPE2424<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FROM: Alastair JS Summerlee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/wp-content\/files\/message-from-the-president-03-06-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the original memo<\/a> (PDF)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>During the negotiating session on Sunday, March 4, the University and the Union continued to debate critical issues raised by both sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, it was not possible to reach an agreement at the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the Union made the decision to walk away from the negotiations, the Union has made several statements in the media. University Management believes that it is important that CUPE 2424 members know the exact offer that was on the table that their representatives turned down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The offer included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Confirmation that the University does NOT intend to move to a Defined Contribution Plan<\/strong><br><br>The University has no intention to move to a Defined Contribution Plan and it is regrettable that the Union team has continued to misrepresent the situation and stir up concern that the University might take such action.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, to re-assure members, the University <strong><u>offered<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;to include language in the collective agreement that affirmed that the University will maintain our <strong>Defined Benefit Plan.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Composition of the Pension Committee<\/strong><br><br>Despite no intention by the University to change the composition of the Pension Committee, the Union expressed concern that the composition of the Pension Committee should not change. The University <strong><u>agreed<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0to include language in the collective agreement indicating that there would never be less than 50% representation by union representatives and that CUPE 2424 would always retain a seat on that committee.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Remuneration<\/strong><br><br>The University <strong>offered\u00a0<\/strong>to increase salaries by 5.4% over the period of the contract:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1.9% in year one<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1.8% in year two<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1.7% in year three.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, the University <strong><u>agreed<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;to many benefit improvements including massage therapy and vision care, as well as vacation entitlement for eligible employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Internal wage equity<\/strong><br><br>The University <strong><u>offered<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0to absorb the cost of wage adjustments upon implementation of a new job evaluation system. The University <strong><u>offered<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0to pay the full cost to ensure employees will experience no loss of current salary while also implementing increases for employees in jobs that are evaluated at a higher level in the new system.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Other issues<\/strong><br><br>The University and the Union <strong><u>agreed<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0to make a number of changes in the language in the contract to improve clarity and conditions for employees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I want to be clear that CUPE members are highly valued and respected members of the university community, and the university remains committed to reaching a negotiated settlement with the union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I remain confident that the two negotiating teams can find a way to resolve this impasse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alastair J.S. Summerlee<br>\nPresident and Vice-Chancellor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Memorandum DATE: March 6, 2018 TO: Members of CUPE2424 FROM: Alastair JS Summerlee View the original memo (PDF) During the negotiating session on Sunday, March 4, the University and the Union continued to debate critical issues raised by both sides. Unfortunately, it was not possible to reach an agreement at the table. 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