Pay increases awarded to 65,700 public sector workers who bargain collectively in Ontario following the government's call for a two-year voluntary wage freeze in the budget last March. The list includes 23 employee groups with 300 members or more.
For universities:
|
EMPLOYER |
EMPLOYEES |
AVERAGE ANNUAL INCREASE % (FIRST 2 YEARS) |
AVERAGE ANNUAL INCREASE % (ENTIRE TERM) |
TERM |
COST TO EMPLOYER |
|
University of Toronto |
2,800 faculty and librarians |
2.25 |
2.25 |
2 yrs |
$18-million |
|
Carleton University |
600 teaching assistants, contract workers |
1.5 |
1.67 |
3 yrs |
$310,000 |
|
Carleton University |
830 faculty |
1.5 |
1.5 |
2 yrs |
$1.1-mllion |
|
Carleton University |
750 support staff |
1.75 |
1.83 |
4 yrs |
$500,000 |
|
University of Western Ontario |
1,700 faculty |
1.5 |
1.5 |
4 yrs |
$4.4-million |
|
University of Western Ontario |
1,100 staff |
1.5 |
1.5 |
3 yrs |
not available |
|
University of Western Ontario |
1,900 teaching assistants |
0.6 |
0.6 |
2 yrs |
not available |
|
University of Waterloo |
1,030 faculty |
0 |
1.8 |
5 yrs |
not available |
|
University of Waterloo |
1,300 staff |
0 |
1.8 |
5 yrs |
not available |
|
Trent University |
363 support staff |
0 |
0 |
2 yrs |
zero |
For hospitals:
|
EMPLOYER |
EMPLOYEES |
AVERAGE ANNUAL INCREASE % (FIRST 2 YEARS) |
AVERAGE ANNUAL INCREASE % (ENTIRE TERM) |
TERM |
COST TO EMPLOYER |
|
38 hospitals |
16,000 support workers |
2 |
2 |
2 yrs |
$27.1-million |
|
Ottawa Hospital |
2,250 paramedical and professional staff |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2 yrs |
$4.86-million* |
|
Ottawa Hospital |
3,300 offices, trades, registered practical nurses |
2 |
2 |
2 yrs |
$4.9-million |
|
Windsor Regional Hospital |
400 social workers, psychologists, lab technicians |
3 |
3 |
2 yrs |
$1.44-million** |
|
St. Joseph's Health Care, London |
600 full and part-time mental health workers |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2 yrs |
$890,000 |
|
Northeast Mental Health Centre |
460 workers |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2 yrs |
n/a |
For long-term care homes:
|
EMPLOYER |
EMPLOYEES |
AVERAGE ANNUAL INCREASE % (FIRST 2 YEARS) |
AVERAGE ANNUAL INCREASE % (ENTIRE TERM) |
TERM |
COST TO EMPLOYER |
|
100 Homes |
17,000 personal support, dietary, housekeeping workers |
2 |
2 |
1 yr |
$27.8-million*** |
|
Extendicare |
1,438 employees |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2 yrs |
*** |
|
Oakwood Retirement |
1,150 employees |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2 yrs |
*** |
|
Revera |
550 employees |
2.4 |
2.4 |
3 yrs |
*** |
Other sectors:
|
EMPLOYER |
EMPLOYEES |
AVERAGE ANNUAL INCREASE % (FIRST 2 YEARS) |
AVERAGE ANNUAL INCREASE % (ENTIRE TERM) |
TERM |
COST TO EMPLOYER |
|
Ontario Provincial Police |
5,700 uniformed officers, 2,700 civilians |
2.54 |
1.7 |
3 yrs |
$35.1-million**** |
|
Municipal Property Assessment Corp. |
1,400 employees |
0 |
0 |
2 yrs |
zero |
|
Art Gallery of Ontario |
382 employees |
0 |
0 |
2 yrs |
zero |
* Includes $564,000 in higher shift premiums
** An arbitrator awarded retroactive pay last October for a two-year period ending March, 2010, but the extra money will come from this year's hospital budget.
*** The cost of all wage settlements for contracts that expired last year for long-term care homes, including $7.5-million awarded through arbitration for the 17,000 employees.
**** Figure calculated by The Globe and Mail. Neither the OPP nor the OPPA provided an exact figure.
Sources: Ministry of Labour reports, arbitration awards, compensation agreements, employers