Air Travel Issues and Complaints
Deals with unresolved complaints about your air travel
experiences
Format: On-line Transmission
Deceptive Business Practice Complaints
Provides an On-line complaint / inquiry form for individuals who
wish to file a complaint regarding a deceptive business practice
Format: On-line Transmission
OTTAWA, Nov. 13 /CNW Telbec/ - Canada Post Corporation (CPC) is trying to use the government's Employment Insurance program to reduce its own costs, according to the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) - the union that represents about 2,400 CPC employees. (More)
BC/YT Women’s Training & Conference AB/NWT/NU Committee Training & Conference June 2008
Bargaining Update:
Provided by our bargaining Team Member Megan Adams. Megan
outlined some of the current challenges of bargaining and the items that are
now off the table and the items that have not been resolved to any degree.
Negotiation of the Labour Market Development (LMDA) and Employee Transfer Agreements (ETA) and the intentional exclusion of union involvement
The spring found this region in Federal to Provincial negotiations on the LMDA for British Columbia. We later discovered that our employer met secretly with the Province and intentionally negotiated the Employee Transfer Agreement without the participation of CEIU (Canada Employment and Immigration Union). The employer only went to the extent prescribed by the Workforce Adjustment Agreement (WFA) by forming a Work Force Adjustment Committee. The union had previously advised the employer of a number of areas of concern for our membership.
See the British Columbia Labour Market Development Agreement Site
Deputy Minister's Welcome
I would like to welcome you to the BC Public Service and the Ministry of Housing and Social Development.
The key element for the successful implementation of the Labour
Market Development Agreement is the experience and expertise of Service
Canada staff. We recognise the key relationships you have developed
with clients and stakeholders in your communities and appreciate the
importance of these contributions. (More)
Impact of a federal election on Treasury Board and Agency bargaining
What happens to our negotiations if a federal election is called?
From the PSAC national site - posted September 2, 2008
PSAC currently has two weeks of negotiations scheduled for our PA, EB,
SV and FB bargaining units; one week in September, one in October. The
TC group is in the process of establishing dates for mediation this
fall. (More)
Thank you from Dianne Mitchell, Alternate NVP BC/YT
Thank you to all those members who took
time out of their busy days to vote in the last regional election. To all those
members who voted for me, my sincere thanks.Your vote of confidence is deeply appreciated.To have been re- elected to the position as
Alternate NVP BC/YT region for a second term affords me the opportunity to
continue on with the work of the union on your behalf.
With gratitude,
Dianne Mitchell
Email letter from Pat Wakefield to Andy Netzel asking for his support during the Employee Transfer Agreement
(By Email)
Dear Mr. Netzel:
Despite commitments from the federal employer to meaningful consultation with the union on the Employee Transfer Agreement (ETA) in BC, this process has been a disappointment and frustration. I am bringing my concerns directly to you in the expectation that you will bring to bear your influence and authority to find positive solutions for my members.
In pursuit of work-life balance, Canadians are downing BlackBerries, declining overtime and daring to do less.
"Work-life balance is a concern for our members, there's no question
about that,'' says Patty Ducharme, national executive vice-president of
the Public Service Alliance of Canada. (More here)
A noble calling?
Few Canadians think Public Service is an 'honourable' place to work
Kathryn May,
The Ottawa Citizen
Published: Wednesday, August 06, 2008
The
days of being drawn to the public service as a noble calling may be
over. Twice as many Canadians believe it's more "honourable" to work in
the private sector than for government, says a poll by Angus Reid
Strategies. (more here)
CEIU proposes joint approach to introduction of new work descriptions
