CUPE Health Care Workers' Council of Unions

ARTICLE 6 - WORK OF THE BARGAINING UNIT

6.01 Use of Volunteers

The use of volunteers will not be precluded providing they are over and above regular staffing complements and their utilization does not result in the direct layoff of any Employee covered by this Agreement, nor will volunteers be used to fill established or newly created positions within the bargaining unit.

6.02 Restrictions on Subcontracting and Contracting Out

In order to provide job security for the members of the bargaining unit, the Employer(s) agrees that all work or services performed by the Employees shall not be sub-contracted, transferred, leased, assigned or conveyed, in whole or in part, to any other plant, person, company or non-bargaining unit Employee, unless it can be established by the Employer(s) that contracting out of such services will significantly increase the cost effectiveness and maintain the quality of health services provided.

Before any work is contracted out, Management will discuss its intentions with the Local of the Union. In such discussions, the Employer(s) will fully disclose its reasons for the tentative decision to contract or subcontract such work and give the Local of the Union an opportunity to suggest ways which the work might otherwise be performed. In the event the Employer(s)' action is disputed, prior to any contracting out, the dispute will be forwarded directly to the Expedited Arbitration for settlement.

In the case of existing contracts, provided the Local of the Union can establish the bargaining unit can maintain the cost effectiveness and quality of health services provided, the Employer(s) agrees not to renew the contract or shall terminate within the condition of such contract.

It is agreed that transfer of services within the bargaining unit between the Health Care Employer(s) does not constitute contracting out.

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CUPE Health Care Workers' Council of Unions
3725E Eastgate Drive
Regina, Sask
S4X 1A5

Phone: 1-306-546-2185
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Email: Gordon Campbell, President