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(CNW Group/Professional Engineers Government of Ontario)
The Ontario government and the Professional Engineers Government of Ontario (PEGO) bargaining team have announced a tentative collective agreement with the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS). If ratified, the four-year agreement would run until the end of 2026.
PEGO-represented engineering and land surveying experts work in 11 ministries and agencies, performing project management, oversight and enforcement roles related to the provincial highway network, the Ontario Building Code, land surveying, fire safety, food and workplace safety, clean air, and safe drinking water. In addition to working on the government’s ambitious $185 billion dollar infrastructure building plans, PEGO members also oversee the maintenance of more than $85 billion worth of already existing public infrastructure in Ontario, including the 400 series highways.
The proposed agreement, which needs to be ratified by PEGO members, follows more than 18 months of bargaining and PEGO’s first-ever strike action in its 35-year history.
“Our government was elected to build Ontario for the next generation, including building more roads, highways, hospitals and homes. This plan to build makes Ontario one of the most competitive jurisdictions in the world,” stated Caroline Mulroney, president of the Treasury Board. “If ratified, today’s four-year tentative agreement with PEGO delivers on that commitment by preventing unnecessary and costly delays to those critical infrastructure projects.”