b'BARGAININGDuring the 1992 round of negotiations, the ETBA and the IBEW were able to reach a settlement to renew the Principal Agreement without going to the selector under the original Joint Proposal.The key elements of the original Joint Proposal, which grew out of the parties experiences in traditional bargaining between 1978 and 1990, can be identified as follows:1. The commitment of the ETBA contractors to contribute 20 cents per hour to JEPP and to an IBEW organizing fund.2. The establishment of the ETJB to address policy issues and grievances. 3. Early negotiations to settle the collective agreement ahead of the other trades, in order to influence the pattern for that roundof bargaining.4. The agreement that only outstanding monetary issues will bereferred to final offer selection in an expedited arbitrationprocess (as opposed to the traditional strike/lockout model of dispute resolution).5. The Post Negotiations Wage Agreement (PNWA) provision basedon the highest two construction settlements to ensure that the to reach an agreement on language issues, all outstanding changes toIBEW would not be left behind by bargaining early and foregoing language would be withdrawn. Only the monetary increase to theits right to strike.wage package, and monetary improvements to the room, board and6. Ratification of the Joint Proposal by the IBEW membership on a travel allowances, would go before an arbitrator (the selector) under a final offer selection model of interest arbitration. province-wide basis where each person has one vote.Over the next 30 years there were 10 Joint Proposals, and the next round of bargaining begins this year for the2022 Provincial Agreement.The most recent Joint Proposal was in 2019 and it will expire in April 2022. The tenth Joint Proposal (2019-2022), for the 2019 round of bargaining, was negotiated earlier than previous rounds. The IBEW Do You Recognize andETBAbegandiscussionsinFebruary2018andreachedan These CGE MCC agreement in October 2018. ETBA was concerned that bargaining Model Numbers? would end as soon as a Joint Proposal was signed off. After numerous discussions and exchanges, the parties agreed to encourage local areas CR7092C to use a mediator to assist with local bargaining. Eight areas ended up taking advantage of this offer, and as a result a few local agreements CR2000 saw meaningful changes to help the parties achieve their shared goals.The IBEW and ETBA were able to achieve a negotiated settlement We Do! during provincial bargaining, which provided for an increase of $4.05 We Supply CSA Approved over three years. Once all the comparison trades had settled, the ETJB FACTORY ORIGINAL: agreed to a PNWA adjustment of 17 cents, for a total wage increase of $4.22 over three years.Renewal Parts Replacement Plug-in Units A key component of the Joint Proposal was to address market share inRetro ts two ways. Firstly, by resolving disputes without resorting to the strike/ Add-on Sections lockout procedure and secondly, by developing mechanisms to increaseNew MCC Installations market share. The significance of market share varies across the province, and data to W.A. Electric Controls Ltd. define and measure market share are difficult to ascertain. 280 Perry St., Peterborough, ON,K9J 2J4 There have been improvements in bargaining over the years, and apart Phone: (705) 742-2688Fax: (705) 742-1514 from agreement on wage increases, there have also been significant Email: waec@waelectric.caWebsite: www.waelectric.ca language changes including increased name hiring and mobility across the province. www.ecao.org12'