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.
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;
(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.
| Adopted March 1976 |
Amended July 1990 |
| Amended February 1979 |
Amended March 1992 |
| Amended June 1980 |
Amended July 1993 |
| Amended February 1981 |
Amended September 1995 |
| Amended August 1981 |
Amended December 1996 |
| Amended March 1982 |
Amended December 1999 |
| Amended March 1985 |
Amended June 2000 |
| Amended September 1986 |
Amended August 2000 |
| Amended March 1987 |
Amended March 2002 |
| Amended June 1989 |
Amended March 2003 |
| Amended July 2005 |
Amended December 2007 |
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