Dear Group of 22 Home Care member,

Welcome to the vote info page for the 2024 Group of 22 Home Care Ratification Vote.

The following is/will be posted on this page:

• Your tentative agreement package
• an explanatory video
• answers to frequently asked questions
• important helpline contact numbers
• and any/all important updates (including results after the vote closes)

vote Results

Dear Home Care Group of 22 Member, 

Thank you for your patience, support, and solidarity over the course of the past few months as your team worked to reach a tentative agreement. With 22 agencies and a large number of issues to tackle at the table and priorities to balance – this was a very difficult round of bargaining. Your teams worked extremely hard to reach the deal that they did – only getting the deal in the eleventh hour after initially walking away from the table.

Ratification votes are now complete. The results are as follows:

Overall:

854 – 46.5% Accept
983 – 53.5% Reject

While our teams worked incredibly hard to reach a deal that included gains in a number of areas, it is clear that a majority of home care members were not prepared to accept the deal presented to them. People are struggling to pay bills and keep up with the rising cost of living and there is a general, overall frustration with the way in which home care workers are an afterthought in our province’s healthcare system – these were issues that came up over and over again in our discussions with members over the past few weeks during this ratification vote process.

At this stage, we cannot surmise what will happen next until we meet with the team members, the Conciliation Officer, and then the respective employers. This is an extremely complex scenario with a lot of moving parts, and we will need some time to consult, have discussions, seek legal opinions, and map out a path forward. We understand that you will have a lot of questions, but we need to make sure that we are approaching this in a strategic and coordinated way. We will provide updates as this process unfolds. 

The union movement is built upon a democratic framework where every member has a vote and a say in their working conditions and the collective bargaining process. This is democracy in action. The leadership of this union will always support the decisions made by the membership.

We want to thank every single member who engaged in this process, asked the tough questions, reviewed the materials carefully, spoke to others, and cast their vote.

Please stay tuned for updates.

HELP DESK INFO

If you require TECHNICAL SUPPORT with electronic/phone voting, please contact the Voter HelpLine at 1-888-281-8683

If you have questions about the TENTATIVE AGREEMENT, please contact NAPE at 1-833-414-1097

Hours of operation:

Monday, June 10 to Wednesday, June 12, 9am – 5pm NT, daily
Thursday, June 13 – 9am to 2pm NT

TENTATIVE AGREEMENT PACKAGE

The tentative agreement can be found by clicking on the button below.

FAQ

GROUP OF 22 IN-PERSON INFO SESSION SCHEDULE

We are currently working to finalize this list and confirm locations/times. Please check back here for updates.

Any changes/updates to this list (and anything to do with the ratification vote process) will be posted to this page.

It is easier and more efficient to have one site for all information/documents/updates.