Update on new labour market agreements with provinces and territories
From internal email - October 22, 2007
As part of Budget 2007, the Government of Canada announced a
number of measures to increase Canada's
skilled and inclusive work force. We would like to take this opportunity to
provide you with a status report on the discussions we have undertaken to date
with provinces and territories.
(Oct 18, 2007 06:00:00) OTTAWA - The Government of Canada must be the "employer of choice" if
it wants to compete for the narrowing pool of Canadian IT and
information management professionals, federal executives said Wednesday.
Better tools, technology also needed to conduct public's business, top PS officer says
Vito Pilieci,
The Ottawa Citizen
Published: Tuesday, October 16, 2007
The federal government faces stiff competition for new employees and
must update and adapt to "sell a career in the public service," says
Canada's top public servant.
Treasury Board seeks contract concessions as bargaining continues
Posted 14 October 2007 - From the CEIU National Site
Negotiations for the PA group continue in the first week of October,
and your bargaining team is looking for your support. The employer is
seeking roll-backs in the contract and needs to hear our response: forget concessions!
Additional information has been added to help you make any forthcoming decisions on devolution. In order to further assist you, a Devolution Committee for the BC/Yukon Region has been established.
Committee Objective
The objective of this committee is to provide information to help our affected CEIU members make informed decisions regarding devolution. This committee will work for members to ensure they achieve the best possible outcome resulting from devolution. This committee will represent member’s interests and concerns. This committee continues to support strong National programs and services for Canadians.
Condolences
Posted: August 16th, 2007
Our condolences to Pat and John Wakefield on the death of John's mother the morning of August 14th, 2007. Understandably Pat will be spending time with her family until well into the week of August 19th, 2007. Our National President, Jeanette Meunier-McKay has volunteered to handle any urgent issues. Thank you Jeanette.
DEVOLUTION!
Check out information under the new menu item "Devolution" on the menu, left side of the front page!
RE: Mental leaves in PS Soar (The Ottawa Citizen, July 31, 2007)
To suggest that mental health absences in the Public Service are soaring is more than a stretch. More troubling is the possibility that your article will discourage workers suffering from depression from seeking the help they need.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - How do people get ahead in the workplace? One way seems to be by making their subordinates miserable, according to a study released on Friday.
In the study to be presented at a conference on management this weekend, almost two-thirds of the 240 participants in an online survey said the local workplace tyrant was either never censured or was promoted for domineering ways.
Top court to hear challenge to federal government's use of EI surplus
Lancaster House (Thanks to Jim Lockhart for bringing this to our attention) Posted here Sunday August 5th, 2007
The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a claim by Quebec unions that the federal government's approach to Employment Insurance unlawfully invades provincial jurisdiction and that its use of the huge EI surplus to pay down the national debt rather than to increase benefits or lower premiums is also unconstitutional.
Mental health, workplace bullying and its effects on self and productivity
From the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
What is workplace bullying?
Bullying is usually seen as acts or verbal comments that could 'mentally' hurt or isolate a person in the workplace. Sometimes, bullying can involve negative physical contact as well. Bullying usually involves repeated incidents or a pattern of behaviour that is intended to intimidate, offend, degrade or humiliate a particular person or group of people. It has also been described as the assertion of power through aggression.
Number of depressed workers claiming disability doubles in a decade Don Butler, The Ottawa Citizen Published: Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Depressed and anxious public servants comprise by far the largest group of federal employees on disability insurance. And their ranks have expanded rapidly since the early 1990s.
Number of depressed workers claiming disability doubles in a decade Tuesday, July 31, 2007 Don Butler The Ottawa Citizen
Depressed and anxious public servants comprise by far the largest group of federal employees on disability insurance. And their ranks have expanded rapidly since the early 1990s.
TB Bargaining update: Treasury Board demands focus on removing or reducing key benefits
Published July 13th, 2007 in Bargaining, News / OpEd, Treasury Board
All of the PSAC negotiating teams for our Treasury Board units met with the employer in bargaining sessions in May and June. During those sessions, the five teams tabled our bargaining demands reflecting the improvements we are trying to achieve. However, Treasury Board also has come to the bargaining table with their demands, many of which require an immense amount of interpretation.
What might happen when we reach a Canada/British Columbia Employee Transfer Agreement
Check out "Resources" on the top horizontal bar of this page for links to Employee Transfer Agreements for some of those regions that have already negotiated transfers.
The Canada-Ontario Employee Transfer Agreement - What did the employees get?
From the CEIU National Site
As a result of some very hard work on behalf of its members, CEIU feels that we have won improvements beyond those guaranteed in the workforce adjustment for workers who will be transferred to the province
The federal budget in March, 2007, announced plans for further devolution of labour market programs. Whether such devolution will actually occur is not yet clear, but the possibility has sparked interest and concern among CEIU members who could be affected.
