Mediation between the Treasury Board and the CP Group occurred on May 1 and 2, 2024. Unfortunately, the employer fails to recognize the full extent of the pay disparities between the COs and PGs in the core public sector and those doing the same work at the Canada Revenue Agency, as well as the CO/EC comparison and the worldwide shortage of PGs. Because of this, a tentative deal was not reached in mediation.
Now, your bargaining team will be preparing for arbitration in September. This summer, working with the negotiators and the compensation research staff, your bargaining team will help with the written submission to be presented to the Arbitrator. Your bargaining team, composed of Andrée, Lyne, Susan, Olivia, Ray, Don, Adam and Howard, will remain the bargaining team until the new collective agreement is signed. The demand for better pay for COs and PGs remains the number one issue.
Arbitration
The three-person arbitration board has been established, with the Arbitrator and two side persons; one was nominated by the Treasury Board and the other by the Institute. These three will receive written submissions early in September and hear oral arguments from both parties on September 12, 2024. The Board is mandated to look at factors such as the economy, comparable jobs and salaries, and replicating other settlements in the sector, i.e. all other previously-signed agreements in this round of negotiations. The FPSLREB will then file a final and binding decision. The new collective agreement will take effect that day and will not be voted on by the membership.
A synopsis of outstanding issues
CP Group’s Proposal of Rates of Pay
- June 22, 2022 – Increase to rates of pay: 3.50%
- June 22, 2022 - Market Adjustment/Parity: 4.00%
- June 22, 2022 – Wage adjustment: 1.25%
- June 22, 2023 – Increase to rates of pay: 3.00%
- June 22, 2023 - Pay Line Adjustment: 0.50%
- June 22, 2024 – Increase to rates of pay: 2.00%
- June 22, 2024 – Wage adjustment: 0.25%
- June 22, 2025 – Increase to rates of pay: 2.50%
- A one-time lump-sum allowance of $2,500 on the date of signing
The Employer’s Offer of Rates of Pay
- June 22, 2022 – increase to rates of pay: 3.50%
- June 22, 2022 – wage adjustment: 1.25%
- June 22, 2023 – increase to rates of pay: 3.00%
- June 22, 2024 – increase to rates of pay: 2.00%
- June 22, 2024 – wage adjustment: 0.25%
- June 22, 2025 – increase to rates of pay: 2.00%
See the following file for more information about the CP Group’s bargaining issues: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FqmgHD8IRHEXrvGjCdTpdQ_BTKJBZsxp/view?usp=sharing.
If you have any questions, please contact the Bargaining Team at cpgroupbargaining@gmail.com.
Please check out the CP Bargaining Facebook Group page and/or the CP Bargaining Instagram page.
We would like to thank the Bargaining team for their continued hard work.
In solidarity,
Your CP Negotiators, PIPSC
Denise Doherty & Franco Amato
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FqmgHD8IRHEXrvGjCdTpdQ_BTKJBZsxp/view?usp=sharing