On Wednesday afternoon (April 22, 2020), Jean-Pierre Fortin, CIU National President, had a comprehensive conversation with Minister Blair regarding the impact of the recent Order in Council (referred to as OIC-11) on our membership. Here is the update that was communicated to the CIU National Board of Directors, in which the National President highlights issues […]
This is an update on COVID-19 related health and safety matters that Union representatives and Workplace Health and Safety committees are currently addressing. Use of N95s The Policy Health and Safety Committee is expecting guidance from Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada surrounding N95 re-use, cleaning and storage. Currently, each workplace is […]
In our regular communication with the government, we have received the following notice regarding the recovery of salary overpayments during the COVID-19 pandemic. How will the recovery of salary overpayments be addressed during the Covid-19 pandemic? In light of the current pandemic situation, the Pay Centre is temporarily suspending the overpayment recovery plans for all new overpayments that, […]
We are pleased to see the great work being done across the country by our Union representatives, Health and Safety committees, and most of all our members, who continue to provide critical services for all Canadians. We have now had 19 CBSA employees test positive to COVID-19, a number far greater than what we expected […]
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the CIU National Executive and CBSA have been meeting by teleconference on a weekly basis to ensure the health and safety of our members and those close to them. On April 6, we discussed the following.
