The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) has been pushing the Treasury Board to sign our new collective agreement for the Border Services (FB) group this month. As of this morning, the Treasury Board has confirmed that the date of signature will be July 3, 2018.
Once the collective agreement is signed, all the provisions of the agreement will be in effect and CBSA will have a maximum of 150 days from the date of signing to adjust employees’ wages and pay out retroactive payments.
As a CIU-PSAC member working for the Treasury Board – FB Group, you will be voting on a tentative agreement with your employer between April 16 and May 31, 2018.
If you wish to vote, you must ensure that you are a member in good standing and that the union has an up to date mailing address for you. If you have not done this yet, please update your information here. This vote will be conducted electronically, and we need to ensure that only those entitled receive the PIN number required to cast a vote.
Due to a Phoenix pay system problem, members who ought to be in good standing have been rendered not in good standing because their dues have abruptly stopped (despite their continued employment). Unfortunately, it is impossible for Membership Administration to determine if dues have stopped due to a Phoenix glitch or if the member is on leave, retired, etc.
In order to properly determine voting entitlement for upcoming vote, it is imperative that members who are in good standing be correctly reflected as such. A new online form is now available whereby a member can request to remain in good standing in absence of union dues. The same form will serve for both members who are on leave from their substantive position and subject to the PSAC Constitution Section 4, Sub-Section (2) (a) to (k), and the members who have seen their dues cease because of a Phoenix problem.
Membership Administration will receive, process and respond to the Phoenix-related requests. The Executive Office will receive, process and respond to the non-Phoenix-related requests to remain in good standing as is the usual process under the PSAC Constitution.
If you have difficulty updating your information, contact your PSAC Regional Office.
If you updated your information with us, it’s two days before the scheduled information meeting and you still have not received a PIN for the vote, contact our Treasury Board – FB Group vote hotline: 1.833.223.2659.
As per PSAC Regulation 15, you must attend an informational session to be eligible to cast your vote. Attendance will be trackedand only those who attend will have their member profile updated on the eVoting system, enabling them to vote. PINS will become active 1 hour after the end of your meeting.
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You can vote on the tentative agreement by telephone or online. As stated above, you must attend an information session before voting.
If you have additional technical questions about the vote, contact the Intelivote’s Treasury Board – FB Group vote hotline: 1.888.281.8683.
If you have additional questions about the content of the tentative agreement or the process to vote that cannot be addressed by your regional office contact the PSAC Treasury Board – FB Group vote hotline at 1.833.223.2659.
For more information on the details of the tentative agreement, feel free to ask questions at the information session.
A version of this article was first posted on the PSAC website.
