In late April we received notice to bargain from Treasury Board to commence negotiations for a new FB collective agreement. Our new bargaining team also met in April to discuss priorities for the coming round which represents the next step in our fight to achieve fairness at CBSA.
Last month PSAC received notice to bargain from Treasury Board – the parties are discussing potential timetables for bargaining.
On May 13th, 2014, CIU’s National President, Jean-Pierre Fortin, met with Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney. The meeting provided him with an opportunity to raise some of the major issues the CIU is facing.
Over the last several weeks CBSA has been attempting to undermine the legal rights of CIU/PSAC members in the FB bargaining unit. It is our position that CBSA’s communications concerning the arming of officers misinformed employees of their rights under both our contract and federal law.
PSAC is pleased to report that the Federal Court of Appeal has today unanimously upheld the groundbreaking decision of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. The decision found the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) discriminated against PSAC member, Fiona Johnstone by failing to accommodate her family obligations. Ms Johnstone worked as a Border Services Officer at […]
