All CUPE members work under the protection of a contract called a collective agreement. Your local negotiates the terms of the agreement. Elected local union leaders also work with the employer to resolve issues in the workplace. Employees of United EMS Workers/AFSCME Local 4911 EMERGENCY MEDICAL Services (EMS) in Riverside, California, have reached a groundbreaking four-year preliminary agreement with American Medical Response after months of difficult and controversial negotiations. The movements of the European Union played a central role in promoting a European model of society, a human system of industrial relations, high labour standards, generous welfare states and collective political representation, which reached their peak after the Second World War. The recent shift towards lower growth, rising unemployment, renewed European integration, neoliberalism and globalisation have called into question this European model and the place of trade unions in it. Written by some of the leading researchers in the field, these essays examine the reactions of six major movements in the European Union to dramatic changes in economic and political conditions over the past two decades. They are the result of group research and are based on a common framework that gives it extraordinary coherence. If you would like a hard copy of your collective agreement, please speak to your steward. If you don`t know who your steward is or how to get to your home, contact your local CUPE office. If you have questions about your rights at work, the best person to talk to is your steward or local leader. You will know the specific details of your agreement.
The agreement includes salary increases of 43.8% for paramedics and 35.6% to 39.4% for emergency physicians over four years with no cap on doctors` salaries. In addition, the agreement provides better health care, better access to mental health services and several improvements to workplace policies. For example, the contract includes seven additional hours of vacation pay for Christmas Eve and New Year`s Eve, as well as language that blocks an expedited and potentially unfair disciplinary process. Sector 5 — Selkirk and Region, Component #12: Technical/Professional In addition, Southern Health-Santé Sud is currently working with its members to ratify a new collective agreement for the Government of Manitoba and the Union of General Employees — Superintendents of Emergency Medical Services (MGEU EMS Superintendents). ÐÐ3/4лÑÑÐ ̧ÑÑ Ð¿ÐμÑаÑÐ1/2ÑÑ Ð²ÐμñÑÐ ̧ÑÑÐ3/4й кÐ1/2Ð ̧гР̧ For Craig Dailey, EMT and President of Local 4911, this contract proves that members can win when members come together. «In recent weeks, members, friends and family members have regularly participated in bargaining meetings, participated in solidarity actions and used the executive structure to organize our union and improve our communication,» Brollini said. «All these actions have shown management that we are united in solidarity and that our service deserves respect. » Employees of the collective bargaining unit Technical professionals of Santé-Santé Sud, in zone 5 (Steinbach region and south-east). The treaty, which was ratified this month by 90% of members, will significantly improve the entire EMS profession. But the key to that victory was the courage and unity of the members, according to Jason Brollini, general manager of Local 4911. Labour Relations strives to provide all employees and supervisors with resources that support a better knowledge and understanding of how their roles contribute to the overall work environment. Andrew Martin is an affiliated fellow at the Harvard Center for European Studies.
His research has focused on trade union movements in Western Europe and North America. Santé Sud-Santé Sud strives to develop and build a collaborative, trusting and respectful environment in our region. As the majority of employees employed at Santé Sud-Santé Sud are unionized, we continue to work with our union representatives to improve labour relations with employees. Southern Health-Santé Sud has signed five (5) collective agreements, including: «This is one of the biggest gains I`ve ever seen,» said Dailey. This contract makes massive progress towards the professionalization of EMS by improving the salaries, benefits and working conditions of emS employees so that we can provide better care for our patients. The more we stand together, the more we win. ».