Ontario Construction News staff writer
The Professional Engineers Government of Ontario (PEGO) bargaining team reached a tentative collective agreement with Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) on Thursday, with a four-year term from Jan. 1, 2023, to Dec. 31, 2026.
More than 18 months of bargaining and PEGO’s first-ever strike action in its 35-year history have brought public attention to the importance of investments in public-sector engineering and land surveying expertise in the delivery of a successful infrastructure agenda. We remain committed to continuing to closely monitor recruitment and retention efforts in the OPS and to advocate for the needs and interests of our members.
“If ratified, today’s four-year tentative agreement with PEGO delivers on that commitment by preventing unnecessary and costly delays to those critical infrastructure projects,” said Caroline Mulroney, President of the Treasury Board.
The association says members’ earnings have fallen so far behind that they sometimes earn half of what people in similar positions at municipalities make.
They were without a contract for nearly two years. Complete details of the tentative agreement will be presented in the coming days to PEGO’s membership for a ratification vote.
“PEGO thanks all our members for their support and engagement throughout this bargaining process and the union’s bargaining team looks forward to discussing the tentative agreement further at upcoming membership information sessions.”
