April 28 is the National Day of Mourning. On that day, we will once again remember those who lost their lives due to work-related causes. Since 1995 and in Canada alone, some 20,000 workplace deaths have occurred. Today, the National Day of Mourning is recognized in over 100 countries around the world. CIU attaches great importance […]
The Customs and Immigration Union (CIU) is seeking to hire a full time bilingual Labour Relations Officer with extensive experience to be staffed on an indeterminate basis. Priority for this opportunity shall be accorded as follows: Employees of CIU; Members of the Alliance Employees Union (AEU); other PSAC Unionized employees; Members of CIU; Members of […]
The shock of Friday’s bus crash in Ottawa deepened as we learned that all three fatalities of the crash were public service workers, 2 of them PSAC members: Bruce Thomlinson and Anja Van Beek. Brother Thomlinson was also a part of our CIU family, and was a member of the CIU Headquarters Branch (70066). We […]
Press Release – Ottawa, November 12, 2018 – The National President of the Customs and Immigration Union which represents 10,000 members, most of whom are front line border services and inland immigration enforcement officers, has raised concerns regarding the recent announcement that effective November 26, 2018, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will be reducing […]
PSAC-CIU has successfully challenged, through a policy grievance, a Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) breach of the Border Services (FB) collective agreement that expired June 20, 2014. PSAC had negotiated a new annual allowance for all employees performing Border Services duties. The amount was set at $1,250 annually for non-uniformed officers and $1,750 annually for uniformed officers, to be paid […]
