b'ETBA AND IBEW/IBEW CCOthe province and an amended PNWA clause$3.40 an hour on May 1, 2008, and a totalproduce a PNWA of $0.78 for a total wage which provided as follows: wage increase of $5.95 over the life of theincrease over three years of $3.93.After all of the other construction trades havecollectiveagreement. TheTenthJointProposal(2019-2021): settled, the Joint Board will review the moneyThe Seventh Joint Proposal (2010-2012):For the 2019 round of bargaining, the Joint settlement in comparison with the other trades,In 2009 the ETBA and the IBEW, afterProposalwasnegotiatedearlierthanprevi-whether agreed to or selected by the selector. Ifextensive negotiations, agreed to renew theousrounds. TheIBEWandETBAbegan the parties fail to agree on an adjustment, theJoint Proposal. Given the dispute over thediscussions in February 2018 and reached an matterwillbereferredbacktotheselector,post-negotiation wage adjustment that aroseagreement in October 2018. ETBA was con-who will adjust the settlement to the averageundertheSixthJointProposalthistimecerned that bargaining would end as soon as a of the two highest settlements of the OntariothepartiesaddressedthisissueingreaterJoint Proposal was signed off. After numerous ICI construction settlements (26 trades as perdetail. Not only were the comparison tradesdiscussions and exchanges, the parties agreed the OCS), in accordance with the rules andlimited to eight and a cap of 50 imposedto encourage local areas to use a mediator to procedures established by the ETJB. on the PNWA, for the first time the issueassist with local bargaining. Eight areas ended Onceagain,theETBAandtheIBEWofdifferentialsettlementswasaddressedup taking advantage of this offer, and as a were able to achieve a negotiated settlementby providing a formula on how they wereresult, a few local agreements saw meaning-duringthe2007roundofnegotiations,to be valued in the PNWA process. Onceful changes to help the parties achieve their which provided for an increase of $3.80 overagain, the ETBA and the IBEW were ableshared goals. three years. to achieve a negotiated settlement during the 2010 round of negotiations, which providedThe IBEW and ETBA were able to achieve Duringthe2007roundofnegotiations,for an increase of $3.25 over three years.anegotiatedsettlementduringProvincial the vast majority of those ICI trades, withOnce all the comparison trades had settled, itBargaining, which provided for an increase asingleprovince-widesettlement,settledwas determined that a PNWA adjustment ofof $4.05 over three years. Once all the com-between $3.80 and $4.00, or less, over three50 was appropriate for a total wage increaseparison trades had settled, the ETJB agreed to years. Both the Boilermakers and the Oper- of $3.75 over three years. a PNWA adjustment of 17 cents, for a total ating Engineers settled for $4.00 across theThe Eighth Joint Proposal (2013-2015):wage increase of $4.22 over three years. province over three years. The Sprinkler Fit- In 2012 the ETBA and the IBEW, after ters settled for $4.90 across the province overThe Eleventh Joint Proposal (2022-2024): three years. The Demolition settlement wasextensive negotiations, agreed to renew theFor the 2022 round of bargaining, the Joint for $7.00 across the province for threeyears. Joint Proposal. Once again, the ETBA andProposal was signed off in May 2021, with the IBEW were able to achieve a negoti- localbargainingbeginninginNovember The existence of the demolition settlementated settlement during the 2013 round of2021. It was like the previous Joint Proposal at $7.00 resulted in a post-negotiation wagenegotiations, which provided for an increasewith the option of using a mediator during adjustmentarbitrationbecausethepartiesof$4.10overthreeyears.Onceallthelocal bargaining, and the same post-negotiated disagreed over whether or not the demolitioncomparison trades had settled, it was deter- wage adjustment with eight trades and a cap settlement was a relevant comparison settle- mined that a PNWA adjustment of 10 wasof $1.00. Again, eight areas used a mediator ment for the post-negotiation wage settle- appropriate for a total wage increase of $4.20and there were not as many local changes ment process. If it was to be averaged withover threeyears. made during this round of bargaining. The theSprinklerFitterssettlementof$4.90,The Ninth Joint Proposal (2016-2018):2019 round was somewhat different because as the IBEW claimed, then the adjustmentForthe2016roundofbargaining,thethe provincial government changed the legis-would be $2.15 for a total ETBA/IBEWJoint Proposal was not renewed until Janu- lated ratio to 1:1, so the areas without ratios settlement over three years of $5.95. ary 2016, which was very late. In fact, theidentified in their local agreements were 1:1. If it was not a relevant comparison settle- Mechanicaltradesettledearly,beforetheProvincially, substantial changes were made ment, as the ETBA claimed, then the twoETBA and the IBEW finished bargainingduringbargaining.Also,theIBEWand relevant comparison settlements would haveforthemonetarywageincrease,which been the Boilermakers/Operating Engineersmade it difficult for the parties to reach aETBA were able to negotiate a wage settle-at $4.00 and the Sprinkler Fitters at $4.90negotiatedsettlement.TheETBAsfinalment of $6.05 (8.6 per cent) over three years. which would have resulted in an adjustmentoffer was $3.15 over three years, which wasInflation was at an all-time high in February of $0.65 for a total ETBA/IBEW settlementequivalent to the mechanical settlement, and2022, which is when the parties were nego-over three years of $4.45. This dispute wentthe IBEWs final offer was $3.50 over threetiating. The first-year increase was substantial to arbitration, and the arbitrator acceptedyears. The selector agreed that the ETBAsat $3.00 (4.4 per cent). Once the comparison the IBEW position and determined that thefinal offer was the more reasonable one giventradeshadsettled,thepartiesagreedtoa PNWA should be $2.15. In a supplementalthe mechanical settlement and awarded thePNWA adjustment of the $1.00 cap for a decision,thearbitratoralsodeterminedETBAs final offer. Once all the comparisontotal wage increase of $7.05 (10 per cent) over thatthewholeadjustmentshouldbetrades had settled, the ETJB determined thatthree years. Inflation kept increasing, which applied as of May 1, 2008, which meantthe average of the two highest comparisonresultedinhigher-than-averageincreases that the IBEW received a wage increase oftrades was $3.925, which was rounded up toamong othertrades.Ontario Electrical Contractor41'