CALL TO ORDER - 9:45 a.m.
 
Speaker Bussin took the Chair and called the Members to order.
 
The meeting opened with O Canada.

 

Speaker Bussin advised Council that this special meeting has been called for the following purposes:

 

1.         to consider a report from the City Manager, headed “Results of Negotiations with CUPE Local 79 and TCEU 416”, and

 

2.         to introduce and enact a confirming by-law for this special meeting.

 

City Council on July 31, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council ratify the attached four Memoranda of Agreement dated July 29, 2009, between the City of Toronto and the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 79 contained in Confidential Attachment 3, to effect new three (3) year Collective Agreements between the parties for the period January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2011.

 

2.         City Council ratify the attached Memorandum of Settlement dated July 30, 2009, between the City of Toronto and the Toronto Civic Employees’ Union, Local 416 contained in Confidential Attachment 4, to effect a new three (3) year Collective Agreement between the parties for the period January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2011.

 

3.         City Council authorize staff to make the necessary amendments to rates of pay, benefits and other issues identified as agreed changes in the new Memoranda of Agreement  and the new Memorandum of Settlement and any agreed retroactive provisions.

 

4.         City Council authorize staff to make the necessary adjustments to the 2009 Non-Program Expenditure Budget and Operating Budgets of the Divisions to reflect the provisions of the Memoranda of Agreement and the Memorandum of Settlement.

 

5.         City Council authorize the release of information as follows at the end of the meeting at which the Memoranda of Agreement and Memorandum of Settlement are ratified by Council and these recommendations are approved:

 

                 a.    Memoranda of Agreement with CUPE Local 79 contained in Confidential Attachment 3 to be made public.

 

                 b.    Memorandum of Settlement with TCEU Local 416 contained in Confidential Attachment 4 to be made public.

 

                 c.    Section 2 of Confidential Attachment 1 regarding CUPE Local 79 headed “Summary of the Memoranda of Agreement” to be made public.

 

                 d.    Section 2 of Confidential Attachment 2 regarding TCEU Local 416 headed “Summary of the Memorandum of Settlement” to be made public.

 

                 e.    The balance of Confidential Attachments 1 and 2 to remain confidential as they contain information about labour relations and employee negotiations.

 

                 f.     The Return to Work Protocol between the City of Toronto and TCEU Local 416 to be made public.

 

                 g.    The Return to Work Protocol between the City of Toronto and CUPE Local 79 to be made public.

 

6.         City Council express its sincere appreciation to the City Manager, the Executive Director, Human Resources, and the members of the bargaining team for their tremendous efforts, dedication and commitment in negotiating these Collective Agreements.

 

The following documentation is now public:

 

a.         Memoranda of Agreement with CUPE Local 79 contained in Confidential Attachment 3.

 

b.         Memorandum of Settlement with TCEU Local 416 contained in Confidential Attachment 4.

 

c.         Section 2 of Confidential Attachment 1 regarding CUPE Local 79 headed “Summary of the Memoranda of Agreement”.

 

d.         Section 2 of Confidential Attachment 2 regarding TCEU Local 416 headed “Summary of the Memorandum of Settlement”.

 

e.         The Return to Work Protocol between the City of Toronto and TCEU Local 416.

 

f.          The Return to Work Protocol between the City of Toronto and CUPE Local 79.

 

The balance of Confidential Attachments 1 and 2 remain confidential, in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they contain information about labour relations and employee negotiations.