This past week (Tuesday July 8th through July 10th) our FB Bargaining Team met with Treasury Board/CBSA and exchanged proposals. We made it clear to the employer that our goals for this round of bargaining are to bring wages and working conditions in line with the broader law enforcement community, to fix problems in the workplace, and to ensure that PSAC/CIU members working at CBSA are afforded new rights and protections in the context of a hostile management culture at CBSA.
Some of the areas that we have made proposals on include:
• A commitment from Treasury Board and CBSA to support an early retirement regime comparable to other federal law enforcement agencies.
• New, substantial protections in the context of discipline.
• Increased premiums for shift workers.
• Access to Telework arrangements.
• New allowances.
Our team will be making proposals concerning Arming and CDT, Hours of Work, Job Security and Wages once the employer provides payroll and demographic data requested by our team. We will also be conducting a survey on compensation in the broader law enforcement community in Canada. We return to the bargaining table September 9, 2014.
Bad faith bargaining complaint filed over sick leave communications
On Monday, the PSAC filed a bad faith bargaining complaint over recent Treasury Board/CBSA communications concerning our sick leave. In negotiations, Treasury Board indicated that the government wishes to move to a short-term disability plan, however the employer did not table any sick leave proposals. At the outset of bargaining, our team made it clear that we are seeking improvements in this round of bargaining, not steps backwards.
For more information on our bargaining team, on the complaint filed, and for a copy of the
package of proposals that we tabled and those of the employer, please visit the FB bargaining section of the PSAC website.
We will be sure to provide updates as things progress.
