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Results of Collective Bargaining Negotiations Between the City of Toronto and CUPE Local 79

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2025-03-26 · Toronto City Council · amended

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City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council ratify and approve the four Memoranda of Settlement between the City of Toronto and CUPE Local 79, in Confidential Attachments 3, 4, 5 and 6 to the supplementary report (March 24, 2025) from the City Manager and the Chief People Officer. 2. City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to make the necessary adjustments to the 2025 Non-Program Expenditure Budget and Operating Budgets of the Divisions to reflect provisions of the Memoranda of Settlement.

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3. City Council authorize the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to make the necessary amendments to rates of pay, benefits and other issues identified as agreed changes in the Memoranda of Settlement. 5. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 and 2 to the supplementary report (March 24, 2025) from the City Manager and the Chief People Officer remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to labour relations or employee negotiations. 6. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 3, 4, 5 and 6 to the supplementary report (March 24, 2025) from the City Manager and the Chief People Officer remain confidential at this time, as they relate to labour relations or employee negotiations. 7. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential labour relations information in Confidential Attachments 3, 4, 5 and 6 to the supplementary report (March 24, 2025) from the City Manager and the Chief People Officer following ratification by City Council, and the creation of a final collective agreement, and the completion of all related proceedings, as confirmed by the Chief People Officer. Confidential Attachments 1 and 2 to the supplementary report (March 24, 2025) from the City Manager and the Chief People Officer remain confidential in their entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they pertain to labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the City of Toronto, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization. Confidential Attachments 3, 4, 5 and 6 to the supplementary report (March 24, 2025) from the City Manager and the Chief People Officer remain confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they pertain to labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the City of Toronto, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization.. Confidential Attachments 3, 4, 5 and 6 to the supplementary report (March 24, 2025) from the City Manager and the Chief People Officer will be made public following ratification by City Council, and the creation of a final collective agreement, and the completion of all related proceedings, as confirmed by the Chief People Officer. May 29, 2025 The Chief People Officer having confirmed that the conditions of release have been met, Confidential Attachments 3, 4, 5 and 6 to the supplementary report (March 24, 2025) from the City Manager and the Chief People Officer are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

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The four collective agreements between the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 79 and the City of Toronto expired on December 31, 2024. These bargaining units are comprised of staff commonly known as "inside workers". The parties began collective bargaining in December 2024 and concluded four tentative agreements on March 8, 2025. The tentative agreements are subject to individual ratification by the members of each bargaining unit.

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CUPE Local 79 has until March 24, 2025 to ratify the tentative agreements. Once the tentative agreements are ratified by the union, the City Manager will file a supplementary report with details about the tentative agreements for City Council's consideration and approval.

Staff recommended

The City Manager recommends that: 1. City Council receive this report for information.

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