Tentative Agreement with CMM (Civic Middle Management)

Date September 8, 2021

To Executive Committee

From People & Transformation

Service Area People & Organizational Culture

Item No. E21-42

RECOMMENDATION

That City Council approve the tentative agreement reached with Civic Middle Management (CMM).

ISSUE

The Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City and CMM expired on December 31, 2020. A
tentative agreement has been reached.

The agreement is for a one-year period extending from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 and
includes a one per cent general wage increase.

IMPACTS

The one per cent general wage increase mirrors existing agreements, for the same time period, with
Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 21, CUPE Local 7 and Amalgamated Transit
Union Local (ATU) Local 588 for 2021.

The tentative agreement is responsible, reasonable and fair for all stakeholders and falls within the
mandate. The cost of the tentative agreement is $340,000 and is attributable to the one per cent
general wage increase which is retroactive to January 1, 2021.

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COMMUNICATIONS

If City Council approves this recommendation, CMM will receive notification the agreement will be
executed between both parties.

DISCUSSION

Collective bargaining allows both the employer and the employee group to come to an agreement
on working conditions and provides an opportunity to work collaboratively on improving the work
environment, as well as the productivity and capacity of employees.

The tentative agreement recommended achieves the following:

• This agreement meets the identified and expressed needs of both parties as presented at
collective bargaining negotiations.

• This agreement maintains and strengthens the good working relationship between the City of
Regina and CMM.

• The agreed-to GWI for 2021 provides parity for CMM with the 2021 GWIs negotiated with
CUPE 21, CUPE 7 and the ATU.

Prior to beginning negotiations, the parties agreed to participate in pre-bargaining sessions with the
objective of having in-depth discussion about the Hours of Work Article. This provided the parties an
opportunity to fully discuss and understand issues with the collective bargaining agreement and
brainstorm ideas to improve the language. This resulted in improved flexibility for both the
employees and the employer which is expected to have a positive impact on operational efficiency
and employee engagement.

Additionally, changes to the Workers’ Compensation Article were made to allow for improved
efficiency to administer pay. Other minor changes were made in the wording throughout the
collective agreement to modernize the language and ensure terminology was current. Changes to
collective bargaining agreement were administrative in nature.

he collective bargaining agreement between the City and CMM expired on December 31, 2020 and
a tentative deal was reached after two, half-day bargaining sessions. CMM represents
approximately 320 of our 2,800 civic employees. Membership consists of professional staff including
staff with engineering, technology, financial and other designations or administrative credentials.

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DECISION HISTORY

The recommendation contained in this report requires City Council approval.

Respectfully Submitted, Respectfully Submitted,

Louise Folk, Executive Director Chris Holden

People & Transformation City Manager

Prepared by: Kelly Pihach, Senior Human Resources Consultant

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