Customs and Immigration Union

The voice of over 10,000 Canadians working to protect our country

Workers at CBSA ratify tentative agreement

FB tentative agreement now available

PSAC celebrates equitable pension reform

PA, SV, EB & TC groups: PSAC declares bargaining impasse as Liberals fail to deliver

May 6, 2019

PSAC’s bargaining teams are declaring impasse after the Liberal government failed to make substantial progress towards a new contract. Teams representing 90,000 public service workers met with government officials from April 30 to May 2. “PSAC members are incredibly disappointed and frustrated that, after almost a year of talks, the government squandered this critical opportunity to negotiate a fair […]

Trudeau’s Phoenix compensation offer not good enough – PSAC determined to get the fair settlement its members deserve

May 3, 2019

PSAC President Chris Aylward issued the following statement: After two years of negotiations, the Liberal government has offered only 1.25 days of leave per year, for 4 years, as general compensation to every member who has fallen under the disastrous Phoenix system. PSAC could not agree to this meagre proposal. The 1.25 days per year […]

2010: Family status accommodation

April 23, 2019

This is the fifth vignette in a series celebrating our union victories. The 2010 groundbreaking Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ‘Johnstone Decision’ shaped the future of accommodations related to family status. As a Border Services Officer, Fiona Johnstone required a fixed-shift schedule to arrange for child care. The employer refused to consider her request, arguing that […]

National Day of Mourning

Image of candle to symbolize mourning, for the April 28 Day of Mourning

April 23, 2019

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 […]

1996: Joint Police & Peace Officers Memorial Service

April 9, 2019

Our fourth historical vignette highlights an important step in border officers being recognized as part of the law enforcement community. As a founding member of the Canadian Peace Officers Memorial Association, CIU (then CEUDA) was instrumental in ensuring that border officers be present on Parliament Hill to pay homage to those who paid the ultimate […]