1. Coordinated Bargaining in our Sector: Analysis & Advice Terry Baxter November 21, 2014 1

2. Unions’ Initiative As a bargaining tactic police unions have and are demonstrating their need to control the pace, the flow and timing of bargaining With this control over process, police unions have effectively whipsawed each and every one of our collective agreements 2

3. Ontario Compound Wage Increases & Inflation, 2004-2014

4. Employers’ Initiative With our Coordinated Bargaining Model, the Employers take control of the bargaining process and ultimately the content of the bargained outcome You need to maintain that control and use it to your advantage so that we can keep policing sustainable and affordable 4

5. Success Factors If you are to secure and maintain control over the process, the following are essential: A settlement rather than an arbitrated outcome is the most certain route to finality in securing a responsible/affordable outcome – The consequence of an arbitration award that increases costs, could be a parallel reduction in the level of service 5

6. Success Factors If you are to secure and maintain control over the process, the following are essential: An effective, broad-based communication strategy Continue to offer bargaining dates Get police unions for the lead services to the negotiating table Continue to apply pressure on unions to act responsibly and bargain a fair contract 6

7. Success Factors If you are to secure and maintain the control over the process, the following are essential: The Lead Services need to set the trend that all services will follow Most importantly: all 53 police employers continuing to exercise discipline and avoid entering into bargaining on issues of compensation 7