At the end of this past week all of the Craigwood Youth Services employees received an email from their executive director informing them that the amalgamation process has been stopped.
It appears that one of the main reasons was the ministry would not provide funding for salary harmonization. None of the bargaining units had been involved in any discussions around proposed plans of wages, benefits or salary harmonization.
Craigwood will no longer need to leave Local 166. Stay tuned for more information.