
Bill 195 Strips your rights
Introduced on July 7, Bill 195 says the state of emergency is over, but not for healthcare workers. It over-rides your rights in these areas for the next year or longer:
- Article 7 – Grievance and Arbitration Procedure
- Article 9 – Seniority
- Article 10 – Contracting Out
- Article 11 – Work of the Bargaining Unit
- Article 12 – Leaves of Absence
- Article 13 – Sick Leave
- Article 14 – Hours of Work
- Article 16 – Holidays
- Article 17 – Holidays
- Article 18 – Vacations
How this bill will hurt you:
- Vacations can be cancelled
- Your shift can be changed (from days to nights for example)
- Your job can be eliminated and you can be reassigned with no say
- Hours of work can be changed
- Leaves of absence can be denied or cancelled
- You can be moved to another site
- Contractors and volunteers can be brought in to do work, as long as there is not a layoff. But they can do your job and you can be reassigned.
Join the town hall on Monday July 13 at 7:35 p.m. to hear about the impact of this legislation and to vote on how we respond.
Dial-in Number: 1-877-229-8493 (Pin: 114211#)