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Your negotiating team is pleased to report that it has reached a tentative agreement with the Federal Government.  This agreement follows two days of meetings where all outstanding issues were resolved to the satisfaction of both parties.  Here are the highlights of the agreement:

 

• Economic increases as follows;
  Effective September 1, 2018 - Increase to rates of pay - 2.00%
  Effective September 1, 2019 -  Increase to rates of pay - 2.00%
  Effective September 1, 2020 -  Increase to rates of pay - 1.50%
  Effective September 2, 2020 -  Wage restructure of 0.5% to the highest increment of all levels.
  Effective September 1, 2021 – Increase to rates of pay – 1.50%
  Effective September 2, 2021 -  Wage restructure of 0.5% to the highest increment of all levels.
• Expansion and improvement of the definition of maternity and paternity leave
• Expansion of Other Leave With or Without pay to include new language on Caregiver Leave and Domestic Violence Leave
• Expansion of the definition of scheduled hours of work while on travel
• Improvement on the length of time members can utilize compensatory leave prior to it being cashed out
• Improvement to the Sea Duty allowance
• Expansion of the Correctional Service Specific Duty Allowance
• A one-time, non-pensionable lump sum of $400.00 for the inclusion of a lengthy Memorandum of Understanding with Respect to the Implementation of the Collective Agreement. This Memorandum includes graduated penalties for the employer if specific implementation dates are missed.
• Various editorial changes and removal collective agreement language no longer in effect.

 

   The complete package of changes (English only) is available here .The employer has committed to having a translation available within a few weeks.

 

Much of the past few days of bargaining was spent discussing wages. Although the Local is still of the opinion that the EL community is undercompensated compared to our private sector counterparts, the Bargaining Team believes it tested the boundaries of what could be reasonably accomplished with the employer in this round of bargaining.

 

In closing, I want to thank the negotiating team for their hard work. Tough and timely decisions had to be made and your bargaining team stepped up to face those challenges on the member’s behalf. They are to be commended for their service to the members.

 

It is now up to the members to ratify the agreement.  More information on the ratification process will follow in the coming days and weeks.

 

In Solidarity,

 

 

Paul Cameron

Business Manager / Financial Secretary