AFS (Audit, Financial and Scientific - CRA) Group

AFS ANNUAL PRESIDENTS MEETING JUNE 6, 2019, 13:00 - JUNE 7, 17:00 DELTA WINNIPEG, 350 St. Mary Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba

On April 11, 2019, our AFS Executive met with CRA’s senior management team for our semi-annual National Union Management Consultation Committee (NUMCC) meeting.

  Your AFS Bargaining Team met with CRA management from April 30 to May 3 to continue negotiations to renew our collective agreement.

Précis January 26, 2019 AFS Executive Meeting

2019 AFS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING June 8, 2019 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Delta Hotels Winnipeg, 350 St Mary Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3C 3J2

Your AFS Bargaining Team met with CRA management March 19 to 21 to continue negotiations to renew our collective agreement.

AFS GROUP ELECTIONS - CALL FOR NOMINATIONS At the request of the AFS Group Executive and as per PIPSC By-Law 17.3.2.1, the PIPSC Elections committee is conducting the 2019 AFS Group election to the National AFS Group Executive.   Elections will be held for the following posit

In our Collective Agreement, AFS members are entitled to fifteen (15) hours of Personal Leave with pay and forty-five (45) hours of Leave with pay for family-related responsibilities.  Both of these leaves cannot be carried over from year-to-year.

In the PSTAR Grievances, FPSLREB File Nos. 566.34.9832 & 9833 (Myles& Alcock), PIPSC recently finished its final arguments in support of our members. The Labour Board will now render its decision with written reasons in the coming months.

Your AFS Bargaining Team met with CRA management February 12 to 15 to continue negotiations to renew our collective agreement.

Dear AFS members, The AFS Bargaining Team shared our AFS specific pay proposals electronically with the Employer on January 26, 2019. We took this unusual step to give the Employer every opportunity to obtain a mandate and respond meaningfully when we meet on February 12 to 14.

We are aware that many of you have recently received a response from the employer dismissing the grievances that were filed relating to your pension transfer from the Ontario Public Service.

The AFS Group Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at the Delta Winnipeg. The AFS Group By-Laws provide for seventy-one (71) delegates including the eleven (11) members of the AFS Group Executive. The remaining sixty (60) official delegates are allocated on the basis of population by region and chosen by the Regional Representatives.

From the President … As we near the end of 2018, we can be thankful for many things. After several years of frustration, we ratified a new collective agreement and began work on classification reform.

The AFS Bargaining Team was scheduled to meet with CRA management December 18 to 20 to continue negotiations to renew our collective agreement. Unfortunately, it became clear to our bargaining team that the Treasury Board has not provided CRA with a mandate to resolve our concerns.

Your AFS Executive members recently participated in a Positive Space Awareness LGBTQ2+ training session. The session was informative and an excellent opportunity to exchange thoughts on how we all support an open healthy work environment for everyone.

The AFS Bargaining Team met with CRA on November 6th to 8th to continue negotiations to renew our collective agreement.

Précis July 6-7, 2018 AFS Planning and Executive Meetings

The Labour Board heard the PSTAR grievances, FPSLREB File Nos. 566.34.9832 & 9833 (Myles & Alcock), on October 2-5. During the hearing both PIPSC and the CRA presented all the evidence and we will make our final arguments in the near future.

AFS Group Proposals  CRA Employer Proposals

The AFS Bargaining Team met with CRA management October 10 to 12 to begin negotiations to renew our collective agreement that will expire on December 21st of this year.

Under the terms of the AFS Collective Agreement, the Agency has 150 days from the March 29, 2018 signing date for implementation. This 150 day period expired on August 26th.

The AFS Group served notice to bargain with the employer on August 22, 2018. We have also agreed on our first bargaining dates, October 10 to 12, and November 6 to 8.

The London AFS Subgroup was deeply saddened by the loss of one of our treasured AFS Sub-Group stewards, Ms. Connie Lindsay.

YOUR AFS GROUP NEWSLETTER - Summer 2018 From the President … I would personally like to thank all of our AFS stewards and members for their constant support through our last round of bargaining.

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Précis June 6, 2018 AFS Executive Meeting

Précis May 2, 3, 2018 AFS Executive Meeting

We would like to provide an update on the PSTAR grievances, FPSLREB File Nos. 566.34.9832 & 9833 (Myles & Alcock). The Labour Board (FPSLREB) scheduled hearing dates in these matters on October 2-5, 2018 in Toronto. The Board should assign a specific location in Toronto shortly.

AFS Group Executive Elections:  The Results

Précis March 26, 2018 AFS Executive Meeting

Recent announcements about the possible transfer of workload from CRA to Revenu Québec have created an atmosphere of uncertainty for many of our dedicated AFS members.

It has come to our attention that CRA is not crediting employees for their vacation or sick leave earned while on LIA. This is occurring in spite of the fact that our AFS collective agreement provides for the earning of vacation and sick leave while on LIA.

JUNE 7, 2018, 13:00 - JUNE 8, 17:00 LORD ELGIN HOTEL, 100 Elgin Street, OTTAWA, ONTARIO

Voter’s Kit for the 2018 Election to the AFS Group Executive There is one (1) vacancy on the AFS Group executive. The successful candidate will take Office on July 1, 2018.

We would like to provide an update on the PSTAR grievances, FPSLREB File Nos. 566.34.9832 & 9833 (Myles & Alcock). We are still waiting for the Labour Board (FPSLREB) to set hearing dates in these matters, however, we expect that it will later this year.