Updates
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Bill C-4: a potentially explosive problem for the Harper government
The Harper Government’s mantra seems to be more of “do as I say, not as I do” when it comes to transparency, how it informs the Canadian public and how it chooses to work with the federal public service unions. The latest case in point is the omnibus budget bill, Bill C-4.
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Union rights to select OHS representatives
The following is a letter sent by John Edmunds to our Locals, explaining the Union’s right to chose its own OHS representatives.
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RCMP Re-engineering of Federal Policing: Its impact on the ASPR Review
As was indicated in a previous article, the Administrative Support Positions Review (ASPR) was developed to examine positions, mainly within Federal Policing, to determine whether the work descriptions were complete and current and to develop new generic work descriptions that would be applicable throughout the Force.
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CSIS Bargaining Update
Your bargaining team went back to the bargaining table on December 19 with the goal of concluding a fair collective agreement for employees at CSIS. We soon discovered that the employer is either unwilling or does not have the mandate to move on the key outstanding issues at the table, including Workforce Adjustment (WFA).
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CSIS Bargaining Update
Meetings between the bargaining team and the employer were held on November 7 and 8 in Ottawa. Significant progress was made on a number of issues and the team was able to sign off on a number of items.
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Clustering of food services at CSC another step towards the privatization of our prisons
The Correctional Service of Canada has announced that it will be moving forward with its plan to cluster food services within its penitentiaries. The rationale for this move is based on apparent cost-savings. The USGE is not convinced that these perceived savings can make up for the negative impact this move will have on the offender population.
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