Minutes
AV North Central Vancouver Island Subgroup Bargaining Update
Aquaculture Boardroom, 1965 Island Diesel Way – NANAIMO, BC
April 10, 2019 12:00 – 13:00
Attending:
Bernie Taekema, president (2021)
Peter Gabriel, AV PIPSC president
Andree Doucet, AV group Gatineau
4 other AV members, including one on teleconference
Peter and Andree gave an update on the latest bargaining that occurred in early April.
Last contract expired on June 21, 2018. For most employees at top of their pay scale, their last pay increase was June 21, 2017.
AV leadership initially surveyed AV membership for issues to be included in negotiations in early 2018. A bargaining symposium was held in July 2018 to review and prioritize proposals. The top five priorities are as follows:
-extra family leave day
-switch volunteer day to personal day
-asking that vacation supplement occur earlier in career as, at present, it takes eight years prior to the first supplement occurring
-asking for one mandatory learning/career development opportunity per year
-expanded definition of family
PIPSC pay proposal:
-a “basic economic increase” of 3% per year for four years,
plus….
-CO-01s, CO-03s and CO-04s 5.25% market adjustment in first year of contract June 22, 2018
-CO-02s 3% market adjustment in first year of contract June 22, 2018
Recap:
CO1-CO3-CO4
JUNE 22, 2018 – 3% + 5.25% = 8.25%
JUNE 22, 2019 – 3%
JUNE 22, 2020 – 3%
JUNE 22, 2021 – 3%
CO2
JUNE 22, 2018 – 3% + 3%= 6%
JUNE 22, 2019 – 3%
JUNE 22, 2020 – 3%
JUNE 22, 2021 – 3%
Treasury Board is looking at a payment simplification process because of the Phoenix issues that were experienced during the last contract implementation. For example, rather than retro pay potentially receive a lump sum of same amount.
Bargaining being influenced by upcoming election. Treasury Board does not appear to be in a hurry to settle.
Next round of bargaining set for early May which is sooner than what was anticipated based on previous bargaining timetables.
Bernie Taekema