September 21, 2007

Signing of collective agreement at the CFIA

The negotiations were conducted on May 28 and 29 in Ottawa and a tentative agreement was reached on June 20th.  A ratification vote was held among PASC members at the CFIA in July.

The new contract contains changes to reflect new provisions in the Public Service Modernization Act regarding union leave (the replacement of Conciliation Boards with Public Interest Commissions) and a Grievance Article to reflect our ability to file Group and Policy grievances.

The Maternity and Parental LeaveArticles were also updated to reflect the improvements gained as a result of the introduction of the changes made in the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan.

There will be a new transitional allowance for the Financial management (FI) Group which has reached the highest level of in its salary scale. The allowance will match the allowance provided in the federal public service.

Now that the new contract is signed, PSAC is preparing for the next round of bargaining. A notice to bargain will be served to CFIA management at the end of September.

The PSAC/CFIA negotiating team in front of the CFIA headquarter where they signed the new one-year agreement.