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Union of Taxation Employees
REGULATION NO. 10

10.1 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCEDURES

10.1.1 General

(1) Any member participating in collective bargaining shall abide by the process of Collective Bargaining.

(2) Bargaining proposals shall include changes to the existing Collective Agreement in the form of amendments, additions or deletions.

(3) The President be an ex-officio member of the National Bargaining Committee and the PSAC/CRA Negotiating Team.

(4) The 2nd Vice-President is also a member of the PSAC National Co-ordinating Strike Committee.

10.2  STANDING BARGAINING COMMITTEE

10.2.1 Composition

(1) This committee is made up of:

(a) the 2nd Vice-President who is Chair of the Committee;

(b) the Regional Vice-President appointed by the Executive Council who is the Co-chair of the committee;

(c)  two Local President representatives, one representing Tax Services Offices and another representing Tax Centers. 

Total Committee members 4.

10.2.2 Duties and Responsibilities

(1) The Committee:

(a) solicits, receives and organizes demands from Locals for the  National Bargaining Committee;

(b) prepares the UTE program of demands and forwards them to  the National Bargaining Committee.

(c) submits bargaining demands for the program of demands subject to the approval from the Executive Council.

10.3  NATIONAL BARGAINING COMMITTEE

10.3.1 Composition

(1) This committee is made up of:

(a) Four members of the Standing Bargaining Committee;
 
(b) Chairs of each of the following Standing Committees:

(i) Staffing Committee
(ii) Technological Change Committee
(iii) Workforce Adjustment Committee
(iv) Health and Safety Committee
(v)  Equal Opportunities Committee

Total  Committee members 9.

10.3.2 Duties and Responsibilities

(1) The Committee:

(a) receives the demands from the Standing Bargaining Committee, selects, modifies, writes or drafts a composite demand which represents the official position of UTE;

(b) establishes the priorities of the bargaining demands and submits them within established deadlines to the bargaining section of the PSAC;

(c) prior to sharing the final program of demands with all locals, provides locals that submitted demand(s) a brief rationale for any demand(s) from that local that are not included in the final program of demands.

(2) The Committee is established by the President when a bargaining process is required.

10.4  PSAC/CRA NEGOTIATING TEAM

10.4.1 Composition

(1) (a) the first seat is allocated to the 2nd Vice-President;

(b)   the second seat is allocated to the Regional Vice-President appointed by the Executive Council who is the Co-chair of the Standing Bargaining Committee;
 
(c)  all other available seats will be selected from the members of  the National Bargaining Committee.

(2 )  The selection of the PSAC/CRA Negotiating Team members in (c) is done by the President; the 2nd Vice-President and the Regional Vice-President appointed by the Executive Council who is the Co-chair of the Standing Bargaining Committee.

10.4.2 Duties and Responsibilities

(1) The Team:

(a) represents UTE members and protects their interests during bargaining meetings with PSAC and employer representatives.

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