June 3, 2008
PSAC Bargaining Units with Treasury Board (PA, SV, TC, EB, FB)
Technical Services Bargaining Team Update
Attention to all members of the DD, EG, GT, PI, PY and TI pay groups.
Your Bargaining Team encourages PSAC members to register for the automatic email update on the PSAC National Website: http://www.psac-afpc.org
Your TC Bargaining Team was in from May 26th to 28th, marking the one-year anniversary of our first meetings with the employer and this round of Collective “Barguing” (Bargaining/Arguing).
To date, still the employer has not agreed to a single substantive change in the collective agreement. Further, unlike the PA Table where the Employer withdrew all of their clawbacks, the clawbacks still remain at the TC Table.
We presented further arguments on:
- Article 34.09 Travelling Status Leave – the Employer said NO and that there was no flexibility to change;
- Article 43 Maternity Related Reassignment – the Employer does not see a problem at the TC Table;
- Article 54 Education Leave – the Employer does not believe that any requests have been unreasonably withheld;
- Article 65 Pay Administration (Acting Pay 65.09) – the Employer said “Employees at TC cannot substantially perform the duties in only one day”;
- New Article for No Contracting Out – the Employer said NO because they need the flexibility;
- Sessional Leave for members in the Translation Bureau – these employees were recently reclassified to the TC Table so we want to sign an MOU (Memorandum Of Understanding), as soon as possible, to ensure these members continue to receive this benefit but the Employer has refused to sign. Even though these members have previously negotiated for this benefit, the employer insists that we sacrifice something in order to get this back;
- Appendix D – MOU for Search and Rescue (SAR) Controllers – the Employer will research;
- New GT Enforcement Allowance – the Employer will research.
Despite the fact that both sides continue to analyze the results of the TC Table Pay Study, the employer still saw fit to table their pathetic and insulting pay position which was identical to the offers at the other tables: a four year deal with annual increases of 1.5% / 1.5% / 1.2% / 1.2%. In addition, the Employer wants the PSAC to sign an MOU that would renounce members’ rights to file pay equity complaints. The Employer refuses to acknowledge that pay equity issues stem from poor and outdated classification standards and not from cost of living increases.
Does this sound like an employer of choice?!?
Future negotiation dates have yet to be determined.
Your TC Team:
Carol Casey – EG – Prairie Region
Daniel Dubé – EG – Quebec Region
Peter Holland – GT – Atlantic Region
Garry Larouche – TI – Ontario Region
Darrell-Lee McKenzie – EG – BC Region
Phil Robinson – TI – BC Region
Glen Whalley – EG – National Capital Region
Date Modified : 2010/01/29
