This bargaining survey is being distributed to every professional employee in an OPSEU hospital bargaining unit across the province. Its purpose is to help your HPD Executive prepare for the Pre-Bargaining Conference for all OPSEU hospital locals being organized for February 13, 2004.
This is an opportunity to voice your concerns and wishes for the next Central Agreement.
Remember that even if your local does not participate in Central bargaining, what is contained in the Central Agreement often directly affects what you are able to achieve in your own local bargaining. That’s why we’re looking for input from all locals and members before the most crucial
decisions are made.
This survey is intended to be completely anonymous. No attempt will be made to identify you. (If you do wish to be identified, you may provide your name and number at the end of the survey.)
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Job Title:
Local:
In the previous round, the HPD executive and delegates to the Central Demand Setting meeting supported the following recommendation regarding the current structure of our wage grids:
That the Central Parties develop a standardized wage grid system with appropriate differentials between classifications which take into account job duties, responsibilities and education. This may include the
reduction in the number of steps on some wage grids and the addition of new grids for classifications not currently covered by the Central grids.
We were not able to achieve this goal in our most recent round of bargaining. Do you think we should continue to try to achieve this goal or do you think the wage grid structure is fine the way it is?
(check the one answer that is closest to the way you feel:) This is an important goal, let’s continue trying to achieve it:
The wage grid is fine as is, let’s concentrate on other improvements:
Please select the five most important issues from the issues listed below by putting a check in the corresponding box. If there is an issue of importance that you don’t see on the list, please write it in
next to “Other.”
Check FIVE boxes only
General Wage Increase
Special Adjustments to Fix Improperly Classified Jobs
Improving Layoff Language
Problems With Overtime (excessive, unequal distribution, involuntary)
Benefit Improvements
No Contracting Out
Supervisors or Other Employees Doing Your Work
Standby/Call Back
Family Leave (Paid leave to deal with personal/family issues)
Educational/Professional Leave
Employer-Paid Early Retiree Benefits
Pregnancy & Parental Leave Improvements
Benefits for Part-Timers
Shift and/or Weekend Premiums
Other
Should the Union continue to pursue equality of wages at the maximum wage rate between Registered Technologists and Registered Nurses? Yes
No I don't care
Please check which benefit improvements you think we need, understanding that such improvements would probably lead to an increase in premiums:
Improved Vision.
Improved hearing aid
Improved dental
Other
Do you believe that there is a danger that the work you do could be contracted out in the next two years? Yes
No
If yes, please give the reasons for your concern
Do you believe that over the next year your job could be threatened by other employees of the hospital doing your work? Yes
No
If yes, please give the reasons for your concern
Have you ever used the Professional Responsibility language (under the the grievance procedure) to deal with unreasonable workload demands at your workplace? Check one answer only:
Yes
No, because I have not experienced any unreasonable workload demands
No, because I didn't know this language existed
No, because it hasn't worked for others in the past
Other
If you are struggling with an unreasonable workload, what would you like your bargaining team to try to negotiate to improve the situation? (We encourage you to give us any additional suggestions you may have under 'Other"):
Strengthen Professional Responsibility Language
Introduce Workload Ratios
Mandatory Backfilling in Cases of Employee Absence
Mandatory Backfilling while Employee Performs Student Evaluation or Administrative Responsibilities
Other
If you have any further comments or information to share, please add them here
Name (Optional)
Phone Number (Optional)
Thank You! Your participation means a great deal. Please reply at the latest by December 12th.
Questions?
Call 1-800-268-7376, Ext. 695 and speak to Rita.
