OPSEU and Canadian Blood Services wrap up Pay Equity negotiations

TO: OPSEU Members and their Managers

FROM: Joint Pay Equity Committee (JPEC)

DATE: January 2010

SUBJECT: Final Communiqué

We are pleased to announce that the Joint Pay Equity Committee has finalized the Pay Equity Plans for the four OPSEU bargaining units: Support, Lab Services, Thunder Bay and the National Contact Centre (NCC). The Pay Equity Plans will be posted at all work locations on February 1, 2010.

Although the results show that pay equity exists for the majority of job classes, pay equity gaps were identified in the following instances;

• Laboratory Assistants (Support Unit) for the period September 1998 – March 2005;

• Phlebotomists (Support Unit) for the period April 2000 – March 2005;

• Customer Service Representatives (NCC Unit) from April 2003 onward.

Accordingly, lump sum payments, less applicable deductions, will be made for the retroactive adjustments owing. These payments will be made in two installments;

• March 31, 2010 - retroactivity for the period after October 1, 2002

• December 31, 2010 - retroactivity for the period up to September 30, 2002.

Also, the wage rate for CSR - Customer Service Representatives will be adjusted to the pay equity rate effective February 1, 2010.

OPSEU and Canadian Blood Services will continue working together to ensure that pay equity is maintained on an ongoing basis.

We thank you for your patience and support as we worked through this complex exercise. If you have any questions, please direct them to a member of the Joint Pay Equity Committee or e-mail jpec@blood.ca .

Sean Allen, L477

Susan Fuchihara, L716

Jennie Hartviksen, L716

Shirley Johnny, L210

Sara LeClair, L619

Corine Magnusson, L5103

Allison McTaggart, L619

Nancy Moffat, L210

Gwen Rosenfield, L5101

Janet Seymour, L5103

Brenda Thompson, L210

Katherine Zan-Payne, L160