EC Bargaining Decisions: Set priorities. Choose the path.

Start: 2026-06-02 12:00:00 UTC Eastern Daylight Time (US & Canada) (GMT-04:00)

End: 2026-06-02 13:00:00 UTC Eastern Daylight Time (US & Canada) (GMT-04:00)

Event Type: Virtual
A virtual link will be communicated before the event.

Host contact info national@acep-cape.ca

The EC collective agreement expires on June 21st. Before then, there’s one crucial step: vote on your bargaining priorities and on the dispute resolution process.

Voting on the bargaining platform and dispute resolution process is a major moment for EC members this bargaining year. Your decision will determine the path that negotiations take; that is, what issues can be negotiated and what options you have to win on them.

To find out what’s at stake and how to vote, join an important General Meeting on Bargaining hosted by the newly elected 2026-2027 EC Bargaining Committee. The meetings will be scheduled for 60 minutes with the EC Bargaining Team presentation lasting 40 minutes or less. The committee will present:

  • General trends from the EC bargaining survey
  • The tentative bargaining platform, and
  • Factors to consider when voting for either the conciliation or arbitration path.
In order to vote on the bargaining platform and dispute resolution mechanism between June 10-17th, you must first attend only the brief presentation by the Bargaining Committee at one of the 10 virtual General Meetings. An optional Q&A session will follow the presentation for any further questions you may have.

This is one of the most important and influential decisions CAPE members will make this round of bargaining and it needs to be an informed decision. The path that you choose determines what happens over the next 1-2 years and what is or isn’t possible in bargaining (e.g. telework, AI protections). In past bargaining rounds, the National Executive Committee determined the dispute resolution path. This time, we’re putting this decision for all members to make, and it’s crucial that every member knows what their vote means.  

Accommodations and support

  • If you are not in the Eastern time zone, and the only information sessions you are able to attend fall during your work hours, please email national@acep-cape.ca to request union leave.
  • If you require childcare to attend, you can request reimbursement according to CAPE’s Family Care Policy by emailing national@acep-cape.ca
  • If you are unable to attend one of the ten meetings, please contact CAPE at national@acep-cape.ca before June 5th about alternative means of hearing the bargaining committee recommendations and the meeting.


Vote  

The vote on the bargaining platform and the dispute mechanism process will take place online, via Simply Voting, from June 10th at 9am ET to June 17th at 9am ET.

In order to vote, you must be a registered CAPE member. Register as a CAPE member.

For more information, see the Dispute Resolution process and bargaining page.


General Meetings

This is one of 10 virtual General Meetings hosted by the EC Bargaining Committee between May 28th and June 9th. See the full list here. In order to vote on the bargaining platform and dispute resolution mechanism, you must first attend only the brief presentation by the Bargaining Committee at one of the 10 virtual General Meetings.

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