Canadian Security Intelligence Service
This unit has over 190 members, who perform clerical and office administration for CSIS. The bargaining unit is female-dominated with approximately 95% percent of the unit being women. CSIS is a separate employer under the Public Service Labour Relations Act.
June 24 , 2005
A third-party arbitration board resolved long-outstanding pay issues for USGE/PSAC members employed at CSIS.
Following a frustrating set of negotiations, the Public Service Alliance of Canada filed for Arbitration on behalf of unionized members employed at Canadian Security Intelligence Service, in an attempt to resolve numerous outstanding monetary and non-monetary issues.An arbitration board hearing was held May 25 - 27 in Ottawa.
During Arbitration, PSAC presented compelling evidence that the Employer acted in an "Unfair" fashion by providing monetary increases to everyone except the Unionized employees.
The Arbitral award was issued the first week of June and provides a salary adjustment (2.9% to 5.2 %) on January 1st 2004, and annual wage increases of 2 per cent, 2.65 per cent and 2.5 per cent in April 2004, 2005 and 2006. On average, employees will receive a 10.6% increase in salary over thirty nine months.
On top of the wage increases and the adjustment, the Arbitral award recognized the existence of the "Unfair" disparity prior to the expiry date of the last collective agreement and ordered CSIS to pay each unionized employee on staff as of the date of the report a 'compensation bonus' of $1,600.
Finally, the award provides for double time for all overtime on days of rest, one day personal leave, one day volunteer leave, and a number of improved contract language amendments. The new collective agreement expires April 1, 2007.
Date Modified : 2010/01/29
