Technological Change Committee

OVERVIEW

Technological change in today’s workplace is never-ending and relentless. Since the first technological change provisions were negotiated in 1975, the UTE has continually lobbied the employer both to give greater notice of planned technological change and to provide appropriate employee training.

The UTE Technological Change Committee is comprised of two Executive Council members, a person elected by the Presidents’ Conference and a Labour Relations Officer acting as technical advisor. The Committee meets on a regular basis at the national level with senior managers to discuss the implementation of new technology or changes to existing technology. This committee also deals with problems that members identify as having been created as a result of technological change.

The committee strives to ensure that the employer realizes the human aspect of technological change in the workplace and how some of these changes affect the members. The committee also continues to enlighten the employer on the rights of employees affected by a technological situation that are beyond the technological change articles of the collective agreement.

The committee was successful in ensuring that more advance notice would be given prior to technological changes being implemented.

In addition, the committee was successful in ensuring that the UTE would be advised as soon as technological change pilot projects were being set up.

Technological Change is also a recognized consultative committee under the National Union / Management Consultation Committee umbrella.

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