BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - April 26, 2010)
- Today's announcement that CUPE-signatory employer Gateway Society
Services for Persons with Autism and Health Sciences Association-signatory
employer Peace Arch Society are merging to form a new entity is good news for
patients and employees alike, CUPE Local 1936 President Michael Lanier said
today.
Gateway and Peace Arch announced today that the two
societies are merging. The new, amalgamated society, Sources, will become the
employer of CUPE members formerly employed by Gateway, and the employer of HSA
members formerly employed by Peace Arch.
"Both
the previous employer, Gateway, and the new Employer, Sources, approached CUPE
early in merger negotiations to work out any issues that may arise," said
Lanier. "This forward-thinking and -acting employer will go a long way to
ensuring no losses will be suffered by any of their dedicated employees."
Lanier
said the early discussions helped ensure that CUPE members would see virtually
no change in their working environment other than the name of the employer.
"We
have had a long and good working relationship with Gateway, which will continue
into the future under Sources," said Lanier. "We work well together and expect
that positive relationship to continue. Both Sources and CUPE 1936 members
share the same goal: quality care for our clients and patients."
The
Health Sciences Association is the other union working together with CUPE and
Sources to ensure there are no contractual or work disruptions during or after
the amalgamation.