The IUOE Local 772 is pleased the parties reached a tentative agreement that will be presented and ratified on Wednesday. However, the members certainly do not feel valued or appreciated for the valuable critical service they provide to Hamiltonians. The facility is understaffed with a revolving door of underpaid employees. We cannot attract or retain qualified experienced employees to ensure our drinking water is safe and are wastewater discharges are compliant with Ontario regulations.
The City continues to fail in its duty to address the critical issue of fairness, continues to promote patterned bargaining, what’s good for one should be good for all. That fails in reality. Again, we remind the public this was not about fiscal responsibility and certainly was not about fairness to employees, it was about playing politics. We wasted millions to avoid a $300,000 settlement.
We do not appreciate Mayor Horwath or City Manager Cluckie sugar coating the disruption or settlement. They demonstrated little respect for the essential service delivered by these employees or the employees themselves. Unfortunately, that is how the bargaining unit feels. Happy to return to work but let down by the City, council and management.
Just one final word, we do want to apologize for any harm or disruption caused to the citizens of our great City. We struggled with many decisions, but our only tool is picketing to pressure the City of Hamilton to do the right thing. We are pleased those disruptions will end with the end to the labour disruption. We thank the Hamiltonian for their extremely fair coverage during this labour disruption.
Regards,
Greg Hoath
Business Manager
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 772 ("IUOE")
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
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