IN THE MATTER OF AN INTEREST ARBITRATION B e t w e e n:

CITY OF OTTAWA

(the City)

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THE OTTAWA-CARLETON PUBLIC EMPLOYEES UNION, CUPE LOCAL 503

(the Union)

and in the matter of the renewal of a Collective Agreement for the period January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2015. Russell Goodfellow Chair Jim Foley City Nominee Joe Herbert Union Nominee APPEARANCES FOR THE CITY: Dan Palayew, counsel Carmen Francis, counsel APPEARANCES FOR THE UNION: David Jewitt, counsel Dina Mashayekhi, counsel

The matter proceeded by way of written submissions completed on April 21, 2015

AWARD

This award concerns the renewal of a Collective Agreement covering

inside/outside workers of the City of Ottawa for the period January 1, 2014 through

December 31, 2015.

The parties were able to resolve a great many issues on their own but a number

of others remained outstanding. With the assistance of the nominees, the parties were

then able to resolve all remaining issues except wages. The wages issue was scheduled

for hearing in January 2015. Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond the control of

either party, the matter could not proceed on the scheduled date and the parties then

agreed to proceed by way of written submissions. Those submissions were completed on

April 21, 2015.

The Board has carefully reviewed the submissions of the parties and the

accompanying documentation. The submissions were detailed and well presented.

Having regard to this material, the Board hereby awards as follows:

1. The Collective Agreement shall include all unamended provisions together

with any and all amendments agreed upon between the parties.

2. Effective and retroactive to January 1, 2014, there shall be an across-the-

board wage increase of 1.93%. Effective and retroactive to January 1, 2015,

there shall be a further across-the-board wage increase of 1.75%. Effective

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the date of this award, there shall be a final across-the-board wage increase

of 0.25%.

3. The retroactive payments referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be

made by way of separate cheque to each employee within 75 days of the date

of this award.

The parties are hereby directed to enter into a Collective Agreement giving

effect to the foregoing forthwith. The Board will remain seized with respect to the

interpretation of this award and the implementation of the Collective Agreement.

DATED this 19th day of May 2015.

Russell Goodfellow Chair

Jim Foley City Nominee Joe Herbert Union Nominee