Bargaining 2025
With members in the HRM, Toronto and Vancouver having ratified new Collective Agreements, Ottawa remains the last market in bargaining.
Survey submissions are now closed for Vancouver bargaining.
Upcoming Meetings
A new Vancouver City-Wide Collective Bargaining Agreement was ratified on July 6!
Details coming soon …
Urgent Bargaining Meeting
WHEN
Sunday July 6, 2025
11am-1pm
WHERE
SFU
Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue Building
580 West Hastings St, Vancouver, B.C
(just across the street from the Harbour Centre)
Main front doors are from Seymour Street. We will have SEIU signs on the street and in the building to help direct you. When you entre from the front door, turn right towards the elevator and go down one floor to the lower concourse or take the stairs, which are to your left after entering. The meeting room is the entire lower level of the building.
Toronto janitors ratified a new agreement covering thousands of members. More than 3,000 private sector cleaners are closing the gap with the living wage, and setting the standard for thousands more. Read more …
The Toronto Collective Bargaining Agreements expired on March 31. Cleaners in the Greater Toronto Area have been getting ready for negotiations. The J4J Toronto Action Committee has been to worksites speaking to members and collecting surveys. Union Members have provided tremendous input in proposals meetings and through bargaining surveys.
Negotiations with the employers began on the week of March 17 and a new Collective Bargaining Agreement was ratified by members on Saturday April 12, 2025.
Survey submissions are now closed for Toronto bargaining.
Upcoming Meetings & Trainings
Now that the city-wide collective bargaining is complete and a new CBA is in place, we will begin negotiations for “stand-alone” sites. Be on the lookout for meeting notices coming to you in emails and text messages.
We will begin distributing CBAs to our city-wide worksites in the coming weeks.
Coming soon ...
WHEN
TBA
WHERE
TBA
The Ottawa Collective Bargaining Agreement expired at the end of June. Negotiations have begun and prospective dates are July 3, 10, 11, and 21st.
General Membership Meetings and a Town Hall have been held to discuss our strategy for bargaining. At the March gathering we held an election for the J4J Ottawa Council. We also trained a 30-person action committee in April, completed a round of stewards training, and have run worksite visits all across the city.
Non-Monetary bargaining dates for Ottawa city-wide bargaining are booked for July 3 and 10th. We will continue to keep you posted on developments.
Submit your Survey Online
Upcoming Meetings & Trainings
The annual J4J Picnic will be held on Saturday, July 12th from 11am-2pm at Vincent Massey Park (site 2). You are welcome to bring family and friends for our picnic lunch in solidarity with our fight for a fair contract! Please register /RSVP here.
Keep checking this page for updates.
Last Offer Votes – Know Your Rights!
In British Columbia and Ontario, before the beginning of a strike, an employer can request to the provincial government that a vote be taken by union members on the employer’s “last offer”.
Find out why they might do this and what your rights are. This resource is available in multiple languages.
Worksite Poster
Download a poster for your worksite bulletin board so everyone can visit this page and stay informed! Click on the image to print the PDF.
