Is this really happening with Ottawa Police?
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It’s true, but lacking a lot of detail in just looking at pay. OPS signed a collective agreement back before pandemic with low pay increases, and ended up 6 or 7% behind inflation for those years. The new agreement catches that up and averages out to an additional 2.5% or so per year for the life of the contract.
But there were a lot of other changes too. They had a self-funded sick leave / short term disability plan that basically covered their pay for up to 17 weeks with no questions asked. They conceded that for a sick leave plan of x amount of hours per year, and some of it can roll over and accrue, and cash out in retirement. That was a really major change. There’s other stuff too, like going from six months maternity/parental top up to a year. Basically the union sold the near-unlimited sick leave plan, and got a lot in exchange for it.
Pay wise this will bring OPS up comparable to other police services that have signed for years going forward. OPS has been hurting for a long time and is getting poached hard, especially by RCMP who are actually really large in Ottawa with relatively less stressful roles, and OPP who surround the city and are paid quite a bit better.
Five years is a long agreement. A lot can change in that time in terms of inflation.
But there were a lot of other changes too. They had a self-funded sick leave / short term disability plan that basically covered their pay for up to 17 weeks with no questions asked. They conceded that for a sick leave plan of x amount of hours per year, and some of it can roll over and accrue, and cash out in retirement. That was a really major change. There’s other stuff too, like going from six months maternity/parental top up to a year. Basically the union sold the near-unlimited sick leave plan, and got a lot in exchange for it.
Pay wise this will bring OPS up comparable to other police services that have signed for years going forward. OPS has been hurting for a long time and is getting poached hard, especially by RCMP who are actually really large in Ottawa with relatively less stressful roles, and OPP who surround the city and are paid quite a bit better.
Five years is a long agreement. A lot can change in that time in terms of inflation.
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Thanks. I knew I wanted much more info and context and not just follow a news buzz.
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Interesting how different plans work in emergency services. Seems to vary by municipality. Ours came in after WW2, and remained unchanged until 31 July, 2009.
If a long term illness, they used your Sick Bank and vacation, Floating Stat Holidays ( FSH ) and lieu days for six months. Then they put you on LTD. LTD pays 75%. Your Sick Bank tops it up to 100%
After 35 years of service, cash in your Sick Bank for the nine month gratuity, and retire.
However, effective January 1, 2021. A member’s credited service will not be capped by OMERS, provided the member has less than 35 years of credited service on December 31, 2020. In that case, the member and employer will continue to make contributions, and the member will continue to earn credited service for as long as he or she is employed by an OMERS employer.
Ie: They can stay on the job till they drop dead. Some guys who were hit hard in divorce cases went that route.
Members hired after 31 July, 2009 are on something called, "Illness or Injury Plan (IIP)".
Don't know how that works.
If it's WSIB, if you are not in hospital, and can blink your eyes, you have to report for Modified Duty.
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