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July 19, 2004
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dated July 19, 2004
Port Perry, Ontario
July 17, 2004
As the heat of summer settled in on the Great Blue Heron Charity Casino in Port Perry, Ontario, its 700 employees embarked on a new era, as they ratified their first contract as members of the Canadian Auto Workers union.
After hearing the details from the bargaining committee, they voted 77 per cent in favour of the three year agreement, which gives them a dollar an hour increase in the first year and fifty cent an hour increases in years two and three. Hemi Mitic, assistant to CAW national president Buzz Hargrove said the contract also eliminated existing pay inequities.
Hemi Mitic
Assistant to CAW national president
'We had a lot of people who were way, way below the maximum rate range. As a result of the ratification of the agreement some people will be getting two and three dollars an hour across the board immediately as they head into this collective agreement.'
Last week the members voted 91 per cent in favour of strike action and that played a key role in reaching an agreement. Mike Reuter, CAW national rep. said they now have the tools to represent workers on the job.
Mike Reuter
CAW National Rep
'Our goal here was to establish the key principles of the union; that being full time representation, full time chair, full time committee people, full time health and safety reps, so they could administer the collective agreement along with protecting the rights inside the workplace. So we are ecstatic that we have achieved full time committee people and a full time chairperson to start building the union.'
The contract marks the end of a two and a half year fight to certify the union at Great Blue Heron. A key player in that fight, bargaining chairperson Kim Dalton is now confident about the future.
Kim Dalton
Bargaining Committee Chairperson
'I see employees that are going to be much happier in the workplace therefore I'm hoping the attendance problem that we have been dealing with for so long will improve. The service to the public I can see improving as a result of happier employees. I can see nothing but a much better working relationship with the managers in there.'
With the victory at the Great Blue Heron Charity Casino behind them, Mitic said the CAW is now moving ahead in its organizing drives at other casinos in Ontario.
Hemi Mitic
Assistant to CAW national president
'I think it is going to help us. We used the Windsor Casino as a template here, which gave us the arguments. Now that we have this group under contract we'll use those arguments to the rest of the casino industry and hopefully that will help us bring the other workers into the CAW and show them that we can do the job for them as well.'
CAW 'Fighting Back Makes a Difference.'
TORONTO, ON – Great Blue Heron Charity Casino (GBH) will be included in the GTA Gaming Bundle. A number of agreements have been reached between the Government of Ontario, OLG, the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation (MSIFN) and other parties that allow the site to be added to the bundle. Working with MSIFN demonstrates the Ontario government’s commitment to Ontario’s First Nations communities.
“For almost 20 years, GBH has played an important role in Ontario’s gaming industry, the MSIFN community and the Region of Durham by creating jobs and contributing to the local economy,” said Charles Sousa, Ontario Minister of Finance. “The agreements we have reached and the addition of the casino to OLG’s modernization process will help ensure GBH continues to benefit the area for years to come.”
OLG’s procurement process for a service provider for the GTA Gaming Bundle is currently in the Request for Proposal (RFP) phase. OLG has provided an addendum to pre-qualified RFP proponents that provides information on the changes to the bundle.
When OLG released the GTA Gaming Bundle RFPQ in December 2013 and the RFP in February 2016, it indicated that information about the possible inclusion of GBH would be shared with proponents during the RFP process.
“The addition of GBH is a significant step in our modernization process for the GTA Gaming Bundle,” said Stephen Rigby, OLG’s President and CEO. “The bundle represents a unique opportunity for a service provider to leverage the success of existing gaming sites, including GBH.”
OLG’s strategic procurement process involves information of a commercially sensitive nature. As a result, details of the RFP documents, including the addendum, will not be released.
On July 19, 2016, in a unanimous vote, MSIFN ratified a revenue share agreement that paved the way for OLG to add GBH to the Gaming Bundle.
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“MSIFN’s Council take seriously our role in the community, and we look forward to working with local partners in the years ahead,” said Chief Kelly LaRocca. “We also want to stress that GBH continues to be open for business, and we look forward to working with OLG and its new operator in building a vibrant hub of economic activity at Scugog First Nation.”
To OLG, the integrity of the procurement process is of the utmost importance. OLG follows the Government of Ontario’s procurement guidelines to ensure that the process is fair and competitive. In addition, throughout the procurement process, OLG has engaged the services of a Fairness Monitor to provide oversight and advice.
The GTA Gaming Bundle has three gaming zones, currently served by OLG Slots at Woodbine Racetrack, OLG Slots at Ajax Downs and Great Blue Heron Charity Casino. OLG expects to announce the successful service provider for the bundle in late summer 2017.
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