Minutes of Meeting (Rev 0 )
Halifax Sub-Group Annual General Meeting
Meeting Date/Time: May 30, 2019, 4:30pm
Date of Minutes: June 13, 2019
Location: The Old Triangle
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DND |
Dave Rutherford, President |
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DND |
Mounah Zrein, Vice President |
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DND |
Joe Williams, Member at Large |
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PSPC |
Larry Clark, Member at Large |
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PSPC |
Dale Hudson, treasurer |
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PSPC |
Bernadette Landry, Secretary |
Attendees: See attached sign-in sheet (pdf attachment)
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1.0 |
President’s Report |
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Dave introduced Executive- listed above. |
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Dave presented composition of PIPSC Halifax Sub-Group – which includes members from AGCAN, DFO, DND, ECC, NRCAN, PSPC and TSB. NR Halifax Sub Group – approx. 140 members. Most members from DND and PSPC.
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Summary of Activities:
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Other Issues:
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2.0 |
Treasurer’s Report |
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2.2 |
Dale motioned to accept the Treasurer’s report. Doug Reid seconded. Vote to approve was unanimous. |
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3.0 |
Election of Officer’s (All positions) |
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3.1 |
Joan Muise coordinated the nominations President – Kevin Jack nominated Dave Rutherford. Mounah Zrien seconded. Dave accepted. Elected by acclamation. Vice President – Dave Rutherford nominated Mounah Zrien. Kevin Jack seconded. Mounah accepted. Elected by acclamation. Treasurer – Dale Hudson nominated Joe Williams. Larry Clarke seconded. Joe accepted. Elected by acclamation. Secretary – Dave Rutherford nominated Bernadette Landry. Dale Hudson seconded. Bernadette accepted. Elected by acclamation. 1st Member at Large – Dave Rutherford nominated Larry Clarke. Dale Hudson seconded. Larry accepted. Elected by acclamation. 2nd Member at Large – Dave Rutherford nominated Dale Hudson. Ghada Fakhri seconded. Dale accepted. Elected by acclamation.
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4.0 |
Sub-Group Bargaining Update |
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4.1 |
Dale presented information regarding the Collective Bargaining with respect to Central Bargaining – for items common to all groups – that are negotiated at a “central table” Dale’s presentation notes are attached. |
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5.0 |
Adjournment |
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5.1 |
Minutes by Bernadette Landry. Please advise Bernadette.Landry@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca of errors or omissions. |
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Attachment 1 – Financial Spreadsheet N/A
Attachment 2 – Central Bargaining Notes
Attachment 3 – List of Attendees N/A
Attachment 2
What is Central Bargaining?
- New approach for Bargaining
- Learned benefits from EWSP
- Used 6 Core groups (SP, SH, AV, RE, CS and the NR group), AFS plus 2 Agencies (NRC and CFIA)
- Addressed things of common interest for all PIPSC members
- Got direction from the Strategic Bargaining Committee of PIPSC
- Started meeting last August to determine our priorities.
Our Original Wish List
- Addressing an additional paid holiday
- Family Leave & Benefits (Critical Illness, Compassionate Care, Extended Maternity pay, improvements for Parental leave
- Proposal on addressing Harassment
- Common Pay Administration (addressing Phoenix issues)
- Establishing an Economic Increase %
- Determining the length of our contract
- Addressing Retro Pay
The Process
- Since last August, we initially met as a group
- Treasury Board started talking with us in mid-November 2018
- Met usually once a month until May 17/19 for 2 to 3 days each time.
- Exchanged proposals, provided evidence & justification for our requests, called on PIPSC staff for assistance and explanation.
- Determined our priorities
- Pushed back TB on their requests that we could not address (WFI)
- Continued to narrow down the gap between our request and TB’s offer.
Resulting Highlights from the Central Table
- 7% wage increase over 4 years for Cost of Living
(2.0% year 1, 2.0% year 2, 1.5% year 3 & 1.5% year 4)
- 10 paid days of leave for survivors of domestic violence
(new consideration in the CA)
- Parental leave top-up expanded by five weeks
- Equitable parental leave for adoptive parents (EI vs QPIC)
- $400 compensation to each member for late implementation of the agreement. Additional penalties due if further delays in retro payments.
- Secured ongoing role for PIPSC in the NextGen project to replace Phoenix
- Secured a role for PIPSC to work with TB in implementing the new Bill C65 addressing Harassment
Where do we go from here?
- Central Table has agreed to these terms
- Terms were recommended to SBC and Accepted
- Each PIPSC Group provided Central Table terms to include in their CA
- Groups need to finalize an agreement including the Central Terms
- EWSP MOA included
- Three groups (AFS, SP and RE) have a negotiated deal
- NR Group as of 12:30 am today, have agreed to a tentative CA
- Members will be asked to ratify each of the new agreements