FROM THE BULLETIN BOARD

Pride Season 2026

Union wins Work At Home Arbitration!

On July 27th, 2026, we received the Work At Home Arbitration Award from the Arbitrator, N. Hassan. Arbitrator Hassan ruled in the Union’s favour. The decision is a complete win for CEU Members! He found that the Employer could not unilaterally change Members’ work at home schedule under the terms of the negotiated LOU B22 of the Collective Agreement, and that the Employer had violated the Collective Agreement when it forced over 3,000 Members to return to the office in 2025, without the agreement of the Members.  We have linked the Arbitration decision for your interest.

Read Arbitration Decision Document HERE

 Next Steps:

 The Arbitrator has asked the Employer and CEU to now discuss the remedy to the Employer’s violation of the Collective Agreement. He has indicated that if we cannot agree, he will ultimately step in and decide the remedy to CEU. We are meeting with external CEU legal counsel tomorrow to discuss next acts and timelines.

 We will send further emails once we have a set plan moving forward. At this time, please know:

 The Union won the Work At Home Arbitration (decision released July 27, 2026)

  1. The Arbitrator stated that the Employer’s act of returning Members back to office in 2025 was a violation of the terms of the Collective Agreement
  2. How this Employer violation is to be remedied is now to be discussed by the parties, and if the parties cannot agree to appropriate remedy, the Arbitrator will order the remedy
  3. As we know more about the timeline and next steps (this might take 1-2 wks), we will email the Members, and if desired, hold townhall information sessions to discuss the path forward

 Lastly, the CEU Executive and Staff would like to thank all Members for your patience and trust in us, as we undertook these grievances in early 2025 and awaited the decision over many months. The demonstrated solidarity has been overwhelming. Today is the result of the Membership’s cohesion and perseverance as we fought this workplace violation together. You should all be proud of your individual efforts, and the actions of your colleagues in refusing to give up on your legally bargained rights. 

In Solidarity,

Kristy Child & Laura Snow

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A Message From Our President

Thank you to all members who participated in the collective agreement ratification vote.

I am pleased to announce that CEU members have voted to ratify the tentative collective agreement.

Ratification Results

*     In  Favour: 95.9%
*     Opposed: 4.1%
*     Abstained: 0.8%

On behalf of the CEU Executive, I would like to thank Kristy Child, Lead Negotiator, the entire Negotiating Committee for its dedication and hard work, and all Members who took part in the process. While this round of bargaining was particularly difficult, the result is an excellent agreement that will serve the Membership well into the future.

Additional information regarding implementation of the new collective agreement will be shared as it becomes available.

In solidarity,

Laura Snow, CEU President

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