November 25, 2008
PSAC Bargaining Units with Treasury Board (PA, SV, TC, EB, FB)
A tentative agreement was reached on November 23, 2008, on behalf of all members of the Education and Library Science (EB) Bargaining Unit. The tentative agreement, if ratified, will have an expiry date of June 30, 2011 (4 year agreement).
This covers a four year period and, if ratified, will expire on June 30th, 2011.
Employees will be entitled to carry over 262.5 hours of unused annual leave, an increase from 225 hours.
Improved preparation time and guaranteed 40-minute lunch break free from supervisory duties for 10-month teachers
New MOU to resolve issues of contact time for 12-month teachers at CSC
Term employees who take maternity or parental leave may now be rehired by Parks Canada, CRA or CFIA (as well as Treasury Board) within 90 days of the expiry of their leave in order to avoid having to pay back their top-up. The same provisions also apply to permanent employees who are hired by any of these Agencies when they return from their maternity leave.
Definition of family has been moved from the Bereavement Leave article to the Interpretations and Definitions article and will also apply to the Leave Without Pay for Care of Immediate Family for all tables.
Employees who qualify for Employment Insurance Compassionate Care Benefits may now take Compassionate Care Leave under Leave Without Pay for Immediate Family.
Bereavement Leave article is amended to allow members to take the leave either at the time of death or defer the leave if the funeral or memorial is held at a later date
The Public Service Labour Relations Act now provides for two new types of grievances: group grievances and policy grievances. Changes to the grievance procedure have been made to reflect these new entitlements.
Funding for the Joint Learning Program has been secured for the life of the collective agreement.
Various clauses throughout the agreement have been amended to reflect changes to the Public Service Labour Relations Act, but none of these affect any substantive rights.
This tentative agreement was negotiated under very difficult circumstances with an Employer determined to obtain major concessions and agree to only small wage increases. Your bargaining team did not agree to any concessions.
Your bargaining team, comprising:
Michael Freeman
Byron Duguay
Chris Rogers
Maria Fitzpatrick, AEC Officer
unanimously recommends acceptance of this tentative agreement.
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Date Modified : 2008/11/25
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