2018 AFS AGM - Toronto Regional Report

TORONTO REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE REPORT

A lot of time and effort was directed towards GTA Modernization, Bargaining and Mobilization. Although Management has assured that no one is moving till 2021 unless they want to, we have concerns that the real estate leases have yet to be finalized for all GTA office locations.

At Union Management Consultation, both at the Regional and the National Level, we were able to ensure that a proper action plan was in place to deal with the issues of Harassment, Discrimination and civility in the work place. The PSES 2017 survey clearly indicated issues related to the above.

Staffing and in particular the non-advertised staffing continues to be the most challenging issue, considering the number of retirements in the upcoming years. Various concerns have been brought up to the Local, Regional and National Level.  I encourage the members and stewards to continue monitoring the staffing posters at the internal and external level, and notify the sub group Presidents on any inconsistencies noted.

The Sub-Group President’s and the steward’s from the Region continue to play a critical role dealing with the many other issues facing the Group, including bargaining, performance management and security.

At the Regional and the National level, I have continued to work on the action plans from the Public Service Employee Survey. Thanks for your support during the year.

Respectfully Submitted By:

Al Ravjiani, CPA, CMA

Toronto Regional Representative