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Your group represents the Provincial Government of Ontario in the ongoing negotiations with the Education Workers Union (CUPE) which represents early childhood education educators, educational assistants and custodians who have threatened a strike. CUPE is demanding an annual wage increase exceeding 11%. To avoid the strike the Provincial Govemment just introduced a Bill in the Legislature invoking the Notwithstanding Clause. Since doing so the CUPE has made a Counter-Offer. Prepare a Negotiation Plan not to exceed 3 pages. In undertaking your intemet research put your mind to what you think makes up the bargaining mix. What should be target on each issue, resistance points, atc. Your objective in the group negotiation is to secure a Collective Agreement with a reasonable wage settlement as well as reasonable outcomes on other demands of the CUPE Union. In some cases you may determine an outright rejection on some issues is reasonable and appropriate. In addition to the wage raise demanded in excess of 11% by CUPE, class size and the number of paid sick days, and paid time for extra-curricular work after hours are also on the negotiating table. If the Province agrees to reduce class size by one student that is equivalent in cost to 0.5% raise. If the Province agrees to add 5 extra paid sick days that is equivalent in cost to a 1% raise. If the Province agrees to pay educators for extracurricular after hours work that is equivalent in cost to 0.5% raise. Also, there has been a lot of negative press associated with the Province's action to invoke the notwithstanding clause and impose an agreement on the CUPE Union. Although legal, by invoking the notwithstanding clause the Provincial Govemment risks voters voting them out of office at the next Provincial election. On the other hand, if the Province does not avert a strike, then COVID weary parents who will have to scramble and pay for daycare will be outraged. In your negotiations give be mindful of recent inflation numbers as well as other wage settlements reported in the media. Also note, that part of your group mark will be determined based on how your outcome compares to the outcomes of other groups. 1. What are the issues in the upcoming negotiation? 2. Based on a review of all the issues, what is the bargaining mix? (Which issues do we have to cover? Which issues are connected to other issues?) 3. What are my interests? 4. What are my limits - what is my "walkaway"? What is my alternative? 5. Defining targets and openings - where will I start? What is my goal? 6. Who are my constituents and what do they want me to do? 7. Who are the opposing negotiators and what do they want? 8. What overall strategy do I want to select? 9. What protocol needs to be followed in conducting this negotiation