2 mai 2008
Bargaining Team Tables Economic Package
Demands Includes Wage Increases to Bring CBSA Workers in Line with Other Enforcement Workers.
The week of April 30th our Bargaining Team met with Treasury Board/CBSA Administration to continue negotiations for a first contract for FB workers at CBSA. At the table our team made it clear to management that officers are leaving CBSA on a regular basis because working conditions and wages are inferior at CBSA in comparison to other unionized law enforcement agencies in Canada. Recently our team received the first installment of an independent pay study produced for the PSAC that confirmed that compensation for CBSA workers are significantly below market. To address the issue of wage inequity, our team tabled an economic package based on the initial findings of the independent study, a package proposal that includes the following:
Wage Proposal: Our team has proposed a 29.3% across-the-board wage increase over a three-year contract, including a 13.3% market adjustment in February 2007 and 4.5% increase each year of the agreement (through next year).
Long Service Pay Proposal: We have proposed annual payments to employees that increase with years of service, up to 30 years of service.
Classification Dispute Resolution: Our Union has filed many grievances over the new FB classification conversion. We have proposed language that creates a mechanism with tight timelines to resolve any grievances that remain outstanding once we reach an agreement.
Allowance Proposals: We have proposed annual fitness and clothing allowances, as well as increases to Dangerous Goods and Overtime Meal allowances.
Our team indicated at the table that this package would bring wages at CBSA in line with those of other unionized enforcement workers in Canada, and would, along with the noneconomic proposals tabled to date, address on-going turnover and recruitment problems at CBSA.
Little Progress Made on Non-Economic Items
In addition to economics, we spent time discussing on-going issues related to hours of work, vacation leave scheduling and seniority rights. On these fronts very little progress was made at the table as management continues to refuse to agree to providing us a say in our hours of work or recognize our years of service. We are back at the bargaining table the week of the 26th. Our hope is that management will return to the table prepared resolve these issues and bring fairness to CBSA.
If you have any questions contact a member of our bargaining team or your Shop Steward. For more information on the independent enforcement compensation study, go to: http://www.ceuda.psac.com.
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