Updates
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16th National Triennial Convention kicks off in Montreal
Tonight saw delegates to USGE’s 16th National Triennial Convention congregating at the Westin Montreal. This evening was registration night, when members came together to pick up their delegate packages, meet new and old friends and start looking forward to setting the direction of our union for the next three years.
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USGE members organize their own National Public Service Week celebrations
In keeping with past years, USGE members have boycotted National Public Service Week events organized by the employer, participating instead in their own or those of the PSAC.
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Policy grievance against CSC scheduled
A year ago USGE informed our members about CSC’s plan to meet its cost savings by restructuring the way our members feed federal offenders. The implementation of the “cook/chill program” was one that would see our members not offered any salary protection.
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Review of ICMS at RCMP
In 2005, Section 207 of the Public Service Labour Relations Act (PSLRA) made it mandatory for all departments and agencies to have in place an Informal Conflict Management System (ICMS).
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National Generic Work Description (NGWD) Initiative with CSC
As many of you know, CSC has been consolidating their work descriptions and has been implementing NGWDs in an effort to ensure national consistency with respect to work being performed by similar positions. Furthermore, a consultative process was put in place in an attempt to jointly resolve the thousands of grievances filed by USGE members in relation to their work descriptions.
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PSAC files HR complaint against CSC
The PSAC recently filed a human rights complaint against the CSC, alleging that they violated articles 7 and 10 of the Canadian Human Rights Act when they instituted an attendance management program, which discriminates against employees on the grounds of family status, disability and sex.
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