Christenson Communities Ltd. (Royal Oak Manor, Lacombe) Collective Agreement 2020-2024

Article 40: Contracting Out

1. The Employer will not contract out services that will result in the loss of Bargaining Unit positions without meaningful consultation and discussion with the Union.
2. The Employer shall provide the Union with at least ninety (90) days written notice prior to when a final decision is required. Lesser notice may be provided when urgent issues rapidly emerge.
3. The Employer agrees that it will disclose to the Union the:
   1. nature of, and rationale for, the initiative,
   2. scope of the potential contracting out,
   3. potential impacts on Regular Employees, and
   4. anticipated timeframe for the initiative.
4. The Union shall provide in writing to the Employer possible alternatives to the contracting out initiative.
5. During the notice period, the Parties shall discuss reasonable alternatives to maximize retention of Regular Employees potentially affected by the contracting out initiative, including examination of potential retraining and/or redeployment opportunities as an alternative.
6. The Union may at any point ask to discuss with the Employer, services that are currently contracted out for specified work. Upon request the Employer agrees to give serious consideration to submissions and rationale from the Union based on an identified interest for specific work where the Union feels the Bargaining Unit may be better able to perform those services.