March 11, 2009
Negotiations with Canadian Food Inspection Agency
PSAC members working at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency ratified the new collective agreement.
As a separate employer, the CFIA is required by law to seek approval for ratification from the Governor in Council through Parliamentary process. The employer has indicated that it could take three to four weeks for this process to be completed.
Once the employer receives approval from the Governor in Council, the Bargaining team members will sign the collective agreement.
Once the parties have signed off on the new collective agreement, the employer has 90 days to implement the retroactive clauses on salaries and back pay. All other changes to the collective agreement will come into effect as soon as the agreement is signed by all parties – the employer and the union. Your bargaining team members will sign off immediately upon receiving notice of Governor in Council approval.
Meanwhile, your bargaining team will be proofreading the changes to the Collective Agreement. Copies of the updated contract will be issued to all members by the employer.
The employer has requested an extension to implement the new Collective Agreement, Your bargaining team members rejected this proposal. The employer has had significant and ample advance notice of the intention to implement the collective agreement changes. The Governor in Council process for approval provides the employer with enough time to implement the changes contained in the new collective agreement. The bargaining team believes that the employer should be proactive rather than reactive with respect to our new collective agreement.
Your team will advise you when the sign off takes place.
Date Modified : 2010/01/29
