OCADFA served its ‘Notice to Bargain’ in November 2022, and exchanged proposals in May 2023 with the Administration for a renewed Memorandum of Agreement, which was set to expire on June 30, 2023.
After seventeen bargaining dates over the course of 1.5 years, the parties entered mediation on November 7, 2024. After three dates of mediation, we were unable to reach an agreement and entered mediation arbitration on January 8, 2025.
The following Interest Arbitration Award is a result of these efforts and the efforts of all members who engaged in our Raise the Bar! campaign over the last few years.
Please see the Interest Arbitration Award below:
We are pleased to announce that this outcome represents substantial gains in all areas of our Bargaining Mandate, as approved by the membership at our Annual General Meeting in November 2022.
You can find a detailed summary of all thirty-three changes to the MOA below:
A Complete Guide to Changes in the MOA:
Below is the slide presentation for the Bargaining Presentation from January 24th, 2025.
OCADFA Updated Memorandum Agreement 2023-2026 Slides:
You can find our bargaining updates throughout the negotiations by clicking the link below.
Our Bargaining Mandate was organized around the following seven pillars: