On September 19, UFCW 832’s members at Vista Park Lodge ratified a new collective bargaining agreement for a two-year term with significant improvements to scheduling and wages.
“This was an incredibly tough round of bargaining,” says Joe Carreiro, union negotiator. “This group works very hard to support aging Manitobans and our committee fought to ensure they had parity with health care aides in other locations.”
Highlights of the agreement include:
- A commitment to update master schedules when they change
- 2.5% wage increases for all with an added increment for health care aides to put them on equal footing with what was bargained for other health care aides. Activity and rehab aides were also moved into this wage category.
- Increases to evening, night and weekend premiums
- Retroactive pay from April 1, 2024 and a lump Sum payment of 1.75% of all hours paid in 2023 for full-time, and 1.5% for part-time.
Vista Park Lodge is one of 125 senior care centres owned and operated by Extendicare, Canada’s largest provider of long-term care. UFCW 832’s approximately 100 members who work as health care aides, activity, rehab and dietary aides; as well as in housekeeping, kitchen and laundry services.