PWL Drayton Valley: We have a tentative agreement!

Your negotiating team met with the employer and mediator on August 20 and reached a tentative collective agreement!

The new agreement aligns with other PWL agreements across the province. You can read the full draft here. Highlights include:

• Contract term from January 11, 2023, to December 31, 2023. Once we’ve ratified this agreement, we will re-start negotiations until we have another contract.
• 1.75% wage increases effective January 11, 2023, including retroactive pay that the employer must pay within 90 days of ratification. You can find a draft wage table in the draft agreement.
• Improved health benefits including orthodontic, vision, dental, and prescription coverage.
  • Basic dental coverage increases from 70% to 80%.
  • Addition of 50% major dental coverage, with a maximum of $2500/year.
  • Prescription coverage increases from 70% to 80%.
  • Practitioner coverage (ex. massage, chiro) changes from $300 per practitioner to being spread out amongst eligible practitioners with an overall coverage of $1000/year maximum.
  • Full details are in the draft agreement.
• Health benefit premiums increase but are shared 50/50 with the employer. This ensures we get the improved coverage highlighted above.
  • Single: increase from $17.68 to $24.01 per pay period
  • Family: increase from $35.69 to $48.63 per pay period
• Health Spending Account increases from $300 to $400, with lump sum payments of $100/year for 2023, 2024, and 2025 that the employer must pay within 90 days of ratification.
• Increases to evening and night differentials and weekend premiums, with retro pay the employer must pay within 90 days of ratification.
  • Evening: from $2.50 (current) to $2.75 (starting January 11, 2023) to $3.00 (starting December 31, 2023).
  • Night: from $3.00 (current) to $3.30 (starting January 11, 2023) to $4.00 (starting December 31, 2023).
  • Weekend: from $2.00 (current) to $2.20 (starting January 11, 2023) to $3.00 (starting December 31, 2023).

Click here to read the full draft of the tentative collective agreement. We recommend reading through the whole draft before voting begins.

Vote online September 3–10

We will run the ratification vote online from September 3–10. You will receive your ballot via email. If you do NOT get your ballot on September 3, contact the Member Resource Centre Monday–Friday from 8:30 am–4:30 pm at 1-800-232-7284.

Sign up for MyAUPE

To make sure you can vote on the new contract and never miss a bargaining update, create an account at www.aupe.org/myaupe.

Please contact a member of your negotiating team if you have any questions or concerns.

AUPE NEGOTIATING TEAM – PWL DRAYTON VALLEY

Beverley Sawchuk
beviethenurse@gmail.com

Beth Boser
wboser@telus.net

Chelsie Nicolls
cnicolls97@gmail.com

AUPE RESOURCE STAFF

Kate Robinson Negotiator
k.robinson@aupe.org