Association of Management, Administrative and Professional Crown Employees of Ontario
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The Association of Management, Administrative and Professional Crown Employees of Ontario (AMAPCEO) is a trade union
representing public sector employees in the Province of Ontario
, Canada
.
AMAPCEO represents 12,000 professional and supervisory public servants, most of whom work directly for the Government of Ontario
. Of Canada’s ten provinces, Ontario is the most populous (at 12.8 million in 2007, constituting 39 per cent of the Canadian population) and the second largest in area (1.076 million km²).
Ontario's political system
in based on the Westminster system
of parliamentary democracy and the career public service is apolitical and non-partisan, providing objective advice to, and implementing decisions of, successive governments, regardless of the political party
that is elected to form the government at any given time.
AMAPCEO-represented employees in the Ontario Public Service (OPS) work in every government ministry and in a number of agencies, boards and commissions in over 130 cities and towns across Ontario and in ten cities outside Canada. AMAPCEO also represents five bargaining units outside the OPS in: the Office of the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth (OPACY), an independent office of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario; Public Health Ontario (PHO, formerly known as the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion), an independent provincial Crown agency; Waypoint Mental Health Centre (formerly the Penetanguishene Mental Health Centre), which was the final psychiatric hospital divested from provincial government operation; the Ontario Racing Commission, an independent Crown agency that regulates the horse racing industry in the province; and Health Quality Ontario (HQO, formerly known as the Ontario Health Quality Council), an independent provincial Crown agency. Seventy per cent of AMAPCEO members work in the provincial capital city of Toronto
. Members include policy analysts, financial analysts, auditors, economists, mediators
, arbitrators, scientists, chaplains, veterinarians, racing judges, program supervisors, child and youth advocates, clinical co-ordinators, psychiatric patient advocates, media relations and communications officers, epidemiologists and many others.
As a trade union, the Association is relatively young, having been established in 1992 as a grassroots organization to represent employees who, at that time, were excluded from collective bargaining
. In 1993, AMAPCEO negotiated a Social Contract sectoral framework agreement on behalf of 12,000 excluded civil servants. When bargaining rights were extended by the government to some previously-excluded employees, AMAPCEO successfully signed up a sufficient number of members (subsequently confirmed by the Ontario Labour Relations Board) to achieve voluntary recognition by the government as an official bargaining agent in 1995. The AMAPCEO membership has almost tripled in size since that time. AMAPCEO will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2012.
AMAPCEO employs 30 full-time staff who service members from an office in Toronto. In November 2011, AMAPCEO was selected as a 2012 Top Employer in the Greater Toronto Area, the sixth straight year of winning this honour.
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
representing public sector employees in the Province of Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
AMAPCEO represents 12,000 professional and supervisory public servants, most of whom work directly for the Government of Ontario
Government of Ontario
The Government of Ontario refers to the provincial government of the province of Ontario, Canada. Its powers and structure are set out in the Constitution Act, 1867....
. Of Canada’s ten provinces, Ontario is the most populous (at 12.8 million in 2007, constituting 39 per cent of the Canadian population) and the second largest in area (1.076 million km²).
Ontario's political system
Politics of Ontario
The Province of Ontario is governed by a unicameral legislature, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, which operates in the Westminster system of government...
in based on the Westminster system
Westminster System
The Westminster system is a democratic parliamentary system of government modelled after the politics of the United Kingdom. This term comes from the Palace of Westminster, the seat of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
of parliamentary democracy and the career public service is apolitical and non-partisan, providing objective advice to, and implementing decisions of, successive governments, regardless of the political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
that is elected to form the government at any given time.
AMAPCEO-represented employees in the Ontario Public Service (OPS) work in every government ministry and in a number of agencies, boards and commissions in over 130 cities and towns across Ontario and in ten cities outside Canada. AMAPCEO also represents five bargaining units outside the OPS in: the Office of the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth (OPACY), an independent office of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario; Public Health Ontario (PHO, formerly known as the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion), an independent provincial Crown agency; Waypoint Mental Health Centre (formerly the Penetanguishene Mental Health Centre), which was the final psychiatric hospital divested from provincial government operation; the Ontario Racing Commission, an independent Crown agency that regulates the horse racing industry in the province; and Health Quality Ontario (HQO, formerly known as the Ontario Health Quality Council), an independent provincial Crown agency. Seventy per cent of AMAPCEO members work in the provincial capital city of Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. Members include policy analysts, financial analysts, auditors, economists, mediators
Mediation
Mediation, as used in law, is a form of alternative dispute resolution , a way of resolving disputes between two or more parties. A third party, the mediator, assists the parties to negotiate their own settlement...
, arbitrators, scientists, chaplains, veterinarians, racing judges, program supervisors, child and youth advocates, clinical co-ordinators, psychiatric patient advocates, media relations and communications officers, epidemiologists and many others.
As a trade union, the Association is relatively young, having been established in 1992 as a grassroots organization to represent employees who, at that time, were excluded from collective bargaining
Collective bargaining
Collective bargaining is a process of negotiations between employers and the representatives of a unit of employees aimed at reaching agreements that regulate working conditions...
. In 1993, AMAPCEO negotiated a Social Contract sectoral framework agreement on behalf of 12,000 excluded civil servants. When bargaining rights were extended by the government to some previously-excluded employees, AMAPCEO successfully signed up a sufficient number of members (subsequently confirmed by the Ontario Labour Relations Board) to achieve voluntary recognition by the government as an official bargaining agent in 1995. The AMAPCEO membership has almost tripled in size since that time. AMAPCEO will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2012.
AMAPCEO employs 30 full-time staff who service members from an office in Toronto. In November 2011, AMAPCEO was selected as a 2012 Top Employer in the Greater Toronto Area, the sixth straight year of winning this honour.