b'BARGAININGhighestsettlements.Between1978and 1990, all four strikes were over the monet-ary increase to the wage package. The other construction trades were more than willingSince 1928, the unionized electrical industryto sit back and let the IBEW strike first. Regardless of which trade settled first, thein the U.S. has a history of settling their settlement with the IBEW either matched the highest trade or was an average of thecollective agreement disputes through twohighesttrades.Theonlysignificant language change negotiated by the ETBAarbitration, without strikes or lockouts.during this period of traditional bargaining was the right to name hire foremen, which it achieved as part of the 1982 settlement.Asaresultofthebargaininghistory between1978and1990,theunionized electricalindustrylostsignificantmarket1980: Bargaining round also resolvedeffects of the way the collective agreement share to non-union electrical contractors.without a strike. was being negotiated, the ETBA and IBEW Both the IBEW and the ETBA recognized1982: Round of bargaining saw negotia- CCOcommittedtodesignanewsystem, that the increasing duration of the worktions break down when the IBEWwhich became known as the Joint Proposal. stoppage, and lost person hours and marketCCO went on strikea strike thatThe Joint Proposal has been negotiated prior sharecausedbytheworkstoppage,waslasted approximately one week. to collective bargaining since 1992.detrimentaltobothparties.Asaresult,TheoriginalJointProposal(1992-1994) 1984:The parties settled without a strike.acommitmentbetweenthepartieswas made at the time of the 1990 settlementestablishedtheJointElectricalPromotion 1986:Another strike, lasting approximately Plan(JEPP)toencouragetheunionized toexploremethodsofresolvingdisputestwo and a half weeks. electricalconstructionindustryandthe withoutresortingtothestrike/lockoutIBEWorganizingfundtopromoteunion procedure. 1988: Yet another strike, this time lasting roughly three weeks. organizingthroughouttheProvinceof Since 1928, the unionized electrical indus- 1990:Third consecutive strike lastingOntario.Inaddition,theoriginalJoint try in the U.S. has a history of settling theirapproximately eight weeks. ThisProposalestablishedtheElectricalTrade collective agreement disputes through vol- strike required Minister of LabourJointBoard(theETJB)asanongoing untary interest arbitration, without strikesintervention for resolution. policy and grievance settlement mechanism. or lockouts. The two pillars of the AmericanThe original Joint Proposal was based on the system are to resolve disputes without workAs a result of the above-referenced bargainingcommitmenttoearlynegotiationsonthe stoppages while increasing the market sharehistory, and the recognition of the detrimentalunderstanding that if the parties were unable oftheunionizedelectricalindustry. The ETBA and the IBEW, after investigating the American system, developed their own ver-sion of the No Strike/No Lockout Accord fortheProvinceofOntario. ThisJoint Proposal has been utilized on a voluntary basis since the 1992 round of bargaining. ThefoundationoftheJointProposalis the parties commitment to interest-based bargaining to address the concerns of the unionized electrical construction industry in Ontario.Historical Dates for the Provincial AgreementBefore the Joint Proposal1978:The first round of bargaining bythe designated ICI Bargaining Agents, the ETBA and the IBEW settled for two years on a differen-tial basis without a strike.Ontario Electrical Contractor11'