10.1 GENERAL
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Any member participating in collective bargaining shall abide by the process of Collective Bargaining.
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Bargaining proposals shall include changes to the existing Collective Agreement in the form of amendments, additions or deletions.
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The President be an ex-officio member of the National Bargaining Committee and the PSAC/CRA Negotiating Team.
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The 2nd Vice-President is also a member of the PSAC National Strategy/Strike Co-ordinating Committee (NSCC).
10.2 STANDING BARGAINING COMMITTEE
10.2.1 Composition
This Committee is made up of:
the 2nd Vice-President who is Chairperson of the Committee
the Regional Vice-President appointed by the Executive Council who is the Co- Chairperson of the Committee;
two (2) Local President representatives, one representing Tax Services Offices and another representing Tax Centres.
Total Committee members four (4).
10.2.2 Duties and Responsibilities
The Committee:
solicits, receives and organizes demands from Locals for the National Bargaining Committee;
prepares the UTE program of demands and forwards them to the PSAC.
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
This Committee is made up of:
Four (4) members of the Standing Bargaining Committee;
Five (5) Regional Vice-Presidents as appointed by the Executive Committee:
10.3.2 Duties and Responsibilities
The Committee:
receives the demands from the Standing Bargaining Committee, selects, modifies, writes or drafts a composite demand which represents the official position of UTE;
establishes the priorities of the bargaining demands and submits them within established deadlines to the bargaining section of the PSAC;
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.
The Committee is established by the President when a bargaining process is required.
10.4 PSAC/CRA NEGOTIATING TEAM
10.4.1 Composition
(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-Chairperson of the Standing Bargaining Committee;
(c) all other available seats will be selected from the members of the National Bargaining Committee.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-Chairperson of the Standing Bargaining Committee.
10.4.2 Duties and Responsibilities
The Team represents UTE members and protects their interests during bargaining meetings with PSAC and employer representatives.
Adopted March 1976 | Amended July 2005 | Amended March 2003 |
Amended February 1979 | Amended July 1990 | Amended December 2007 |
Amended June 1980 | Amended March 1992 | Amended September 2009 |
Amended February 1981 | Amended July 1993 | Amended December 2013 |
Amended August 1981 | Amended September 1995 | Amended July 2014 |
Amended March 1982 | Amended December 1996 | Amended December 2016 |
Amended March 1985 | Amended December 1999 | |
Amended September 1986 | Amended June 2000 | |
Amended March 1987 | Amended August 2000 | |
Amended June 1989 | Amended March 2002 |