COLLECTIVE BARGAINING:
Since the last Executive Council meeting, I have continued discussions with the employer regarding our negotiations and the impasse we are in. I have clearly expressed our members' frustration with the current situation and I have reiterated once again that our bargaining team is ready to return to the bargaining table at any time as long as the employer is prepared to address the important concerns already raised.
Following the idea presented by the President of Local 20029 (Surrey Tax Centre, B.C.) at the Presidents’ Conference last September, we decided to highlight the fact that on October 31, 2019, it had been three years since the collective agreement of our members has expired. We have provided our members with a solidarity pin to wear with pride in their workplace to send a clear message to the CRA that we are all very frustrated with the way the negotiations are going and we ask that negotiations resume as soon as possible.
The pins were sent to the PSAC Regional Offices and then distributed to all our Locals so that all UTE members could receive a copy. A document prepared jointly by our Second National Vice-President, Brother Adam Jackson, and myself also accompanied the pins.
AGMs AND VISITS OF CRA OFFICES:
As indicated in my activity report, I had the pleasure of attending Annual General Meetings during the month of October and at the same time toured some offices located in the Prairie, Greater Toronto and Atlantic regions.
I had the opportunity and privilege to speak with several of our members. Not surprisingly, the two (2) main topics of discussion are bargaining and the last federal election.
MEETINGS WITH THE CRA:
During this period, I participated in face-to-face and telephone meetings with senior executives of the Agency on a number of important issues including staffing and, in particular, the administrative conversion of term employees and seasonal work at the CRA.
POLITICAL ACTION:
During the federal election campaign, and until election day on October 21, I gave numerous interviews to the print media, radio and television in six targeted federal ridings in Mauricie and Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean as well as in Quebec City and Montreal to denounce the Conservative Party of Canada's desire to implement a single tax return in Quebec, administered by Revenu Québec, if it won the election. This proposal was a real threat to the jobs of members of the Union of Taxation Employees (UTE) not only in Quebec, but across Canada.
In conclusion, since the Conservative Party failed to form the next government, the threat of a single tax return in Quebec has been repelled for the time being.
CANADIAN LABOUR CONGRESS (CLC) GENERAL ASSEMBLY:
In preparation for the 29th General Assembly of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) to be held from Monday, May 4 to Friday, May 8, 2020 at the Vancouver Convention Centre, we have provided the PSAC with an updated list of all UTE Local Presidents as requested.
WEB/COMMUNICATIONS:
Our website is working well and updates are occurring in a timely fashion.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY:
All IT systems have been running well. Regular software maintenance of internal computers, servers and network was performed. We purchased new iPads for the RVPs and UTE management. We will shortly be upgrading the computers at the National office.
DONATIONS / SPONSORSHIPS:
Donations/Sponsorships
Dons/Commandites
As of November 19, 2019 / Au 19 novembre 2019
RECIPIENT/BÉNÉFICIAIRE |
CITY/VILLE |
AMOUNT |
APPROVED BY |
MONTANT |
APPROUVÉ PAR |
||
BUDGET |
18,000.00 |
||
Ottawa Professional Fire Fighters' Assoc |
Ottawa |
282.50 |
Marc/Doug |
Lindsay MacLellan |
Stratford PE |
200.00 |
Marc/Doug |
National Wall of Rememberance Assoc |
Kingston ON |
450.87 |
Marc/Doug |
ANAVETS Magazine |
Kingston ON |
337.87 |
Marc/Doug |
CFFF Annual Review |
Ottawa |
337.87 |
Marc/Doug |
Nicholas Thompson |
Toronto |
500.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Evangeline Figure Skating Club |
Miscouche PE |
400.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Ben Anthony |
Traverse PE |
300.00 |
Marc/Doug |
MADD |
Ottawa |
428.27 |
Marc/Doug |
Tracy Lanteigne |
Bathurst NB |
50.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Phillipe Neveu |
Bathurst NB |
100.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Mona Richard |
Bathurst NB |
200.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Melanie Charlong |
Bathurst NB |
50.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Ecole Carrefour Etudiant - volleyball |
Bathurst NB |
100.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Linda Roy |
Bathurst NB |
200.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Denis Boudreau |
Bathurst NB |
50.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Kristine Leclerc |
Ascot Corner QC |
500.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Viktor Bender |
Brossard QC |
125.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Raffi Sahakian |
St-Hubert QC |
245.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Justin Leinhos |
Chambly QC |
350.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Youth Centres Canada |
Ottawa |
337.87 |
Marc/Doug |
Cassandra Shephard |
Winnipeg MB |
500.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Ancoura |
Ottawa |
100.00 |
Protocol |
Canadian Cancer Society |
Ottawa |
100.00 |
Protocol |
Kidney Foundation of Canada |
Ottawa |
100.00 |
Protocol |
SPCA of Prince George |
Prince George BC |
100.00 |
Protocol |
Courageous K9 |
Ottawa |
315.27 |
Marc/Doug |
Kingston Elite Cheerleading - Ella Bonham |
Kingston ON |
300.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Mitchell Oldford |
Dartmouth NS |
300.00 |
Marc/Doug |
MTFG - Memorial Donation |
Toronto |
100.00 |
Protocol |
Workers United Local 2347 |
Niagara Falls ON |
500.00 |
Marc/Doug |
BMHA peeweeAA2019 |
Barrie ON |
300.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Dartmouth 21U Baseball |
Dartmouth NS |
200.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Boys and Girls Clubs of Cape Breton |
Sydney NS |
300.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Fraser Valley Softball Team |
Surrey BC |
300.00 |
Doug/Adam |
Kaden Rennie |
Elmsdale PE |
200.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Steven Smallwood |
Summerside PE |
200.00 |
Marc/Doug |
VTSO Softball |
Vancouver |
300.00 |
Marc/Doug |
1st Pathfinder & Ranger Unit |
Summerside PE |
250.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Teeing Off For Tata’s |
Summerside PE |
300.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Caleb Dawson |
Summerside PE |
250.00 |
Marc/Doug |
KW Klobberfest Tournament 2019 |
Kitchener ON |
300.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation |
Sydney NS |
300.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Worker's History Museum |
Ottawa |
500.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Mount Doug Secondary School |
Victoria BC |
300.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Mito Foundation |
Oakville |
500.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Chateau Laurier - Tree of Hope |
Ottawa |
1,500.00 |
Council |
Neebing Minor Hockey - Michael Figliomeni |
Thunder Bay ON |
300.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Eleanor Drury Children's Theatre |
Thunder Bay ON |
300.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Michaela Crupi |
Thunder Bay ON |
300.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Canadian Walk for Veterans |
Stratford ON |
250.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Rayside Balfour Novice Icecats |
Sudbury ON |
350.00 |
Marc/Doug |
U19 Wave High Performance Team |
Charlottetown PE |
250.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Bantam A Westfort Rangers |
Thunder Bay ON |
300.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Sydney Ball |
Thunder Bay ON |
250.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Jennifer Lee |
Mount Pearl NL |
250.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Tanya Hagel - Airdrie Minor Hockey Assoc Pee Wee |
Airdrie AB |
150.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Tanya Hagel - Calgary Blizzard Soccer Club |
Airdrie AB |
150.00 |
Marc/Doug |
Total spent / Total dépensé |
16,810.52 |
||
Balance - UTE / Solde SEI |
1,189.48 |
||
Presidents' Use / A l'usage du président |
2,000.00 |
||
The Mission - Help with Christmas dinners |
Ottawa |
||
The Ottawa Food Bank - In lieu of Christmas cards |
Ottawa |
||
The Snowsuit Fund of Ottawa |
Ottawa |
||
Moisson Outaouais |
Gatineau QC |
||
Total spent / Total dépensé |
0.00 |
||
Balance - President / Solde - Président |
2,000.00 |
||
Total Balance - Donations - UTE and President / |
|||
Solde total - Dons - SEI et Président |
3,189.48 |
||
Extraordinary Donations from Surplus / |
|||
Dons Extraordinaires provenant du surplus |
5,000.00 |
||
Total spent from surplus / Total dépensé du surplus |
0.00 |
NON-UTE UNION EVENTS:
Non-UTE Union Events
Événements syndicaux autres que ceux du SEI
As of November 19, 2019 / Au 19 novembre 2019
RECIPIENT |
REASON |
AMOUNT |
|||
BÉNÉFICIAIRE |
RAISON |
MONTANT |
|||
BUDGET - 2019 |
20,000.00 |
||||
2018 Carry Over / |
16,927.58 |
||||
TOTAL BUDGET - 2019 |
36,927.58 |
||||
Kristen Strachey |
AFL/CLC Winter School |
Jan 13-18/19 |
1,876.00 |
||
Zita Lambert |
AFL/CLC Winter School |
Feb 10-15/19 |
1,376.32 |
||
Lea Serron |
AFL/CLC Winter School |
Feb 10-15/19 |
1,130.63 |
||
Valerie Illingworth |
SFL-CLC Spring School Program |
May 6-10/19 |
1,754.97 |
||
Catherine Dal Margo |
Conf régionale des femmes 2019 |
26-28 Apr, 2019 |
495.00 |
||
Les Smith |
PSAC Atlantic H & S Conference |
June 7-9, 2019 |
393.70 |
||
Joanne Coish |
PSAC Atlantic H & S Conference |
June 7-9, 2019 |
489.72 |
||
Brad Slater |
PSAC Atlantic H & S Conference |
June 7-9, 2019 |
532.36 |
||
Terri Pridham |
PSAC Atlantic H & S Conference |
June 7-9, 2019 |
418.70 |
||
Sarah Osbourne |
PSAC Atlantic H & S Conference |
June 7-9, 2019 |
449.73 |
||
Mila Khaskin |
Prairie School for Union Women |
June 9-13, 2019 |
1,465.82 |
||
Angela Davison |
PSAC Atlantic H & S Conference |
June 7-9, 2019 |
355.00 |
||
Marilyn Gallant |
PSAC Atlantic H & S Conference |
June 7-9, 2019 |
393.70 |
||
April Ramsay |
PSAC Atlantic H & S Conference |
June 7-9, 2019 |
355.00 |
||
Darryl Payne |
PSAC Atlantic H & S Conference |
June 7-9, 2019 |
482.36 |
||
Philippe Chrétien |
FTQ-camp des jeunes |
Sep 18-20, 2019 |
Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, QC |
686.78 |
|
TOTAL SPENT / DÉPENSES |
12,655.79 |
||||
BUDGET AVAILABLE / DISPONIBLE |
24,271.79 |
||||
Approved - No Claim Received |
Location |
Advance |
Approved |
||
Approuvé - Aucune réclamation reçue |
Location |
Avance |
Approuvé |
||
Raffi Sahakian |
Conférence Régionale AFPC |
Nov 4-6/16 |
Estérel |
188.00 |
|
Saïda Alibhay |
Conférence Régionale AFPC |
Nov 4-6/16 |
Estérel |
188.00 |
|
Martine Decelles |
FTQ-camp des jeunes |
Sep 19-21/18 |
Quebec |
734.00 |
|
Raffi Sahakian |
FTQ-camp des jeunes |
Sep 19-21/18 |
Quebec |
734.00 |
|
Esther St. Louis |
FTQ-camp des jeunes |
Sep 19-21/18 |
Quebec |
744.50 |
|
Pamela Salem |
FTQ-camp des jeunes |
Sep 19-21/18 |
Quebec |
678.37 |
|
Nadia Gharmoul |
Conf régionale des femmes 2019 |
26-28 Apr, 2019 |
Qc |
140.00 |
|
Chris Di Liberatore |
PSAC Atlantic H & S Conference |
June 7-9, 2019 |
Moncton NB |
294.45 |
|
Glenn Steele |
PSAC Atlantic H & S Conference |
June 7-9, 2019 |
Moncton NB |
425.00 |
|
Sabrina Williams |
FTQ-camp des jeunes |
Sep 18-20, 2019 |
Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, QC |
700.00 |
|
Allana Capstick |
Atlantic PSAC Woman’s conference |
Oct 4-6, 2019 |
Gagetown |
50.00 |
|
Sharon Clark |
Atlantic PSAC Woman’s conference |
Oct 4-6, 2019 |
Gagetown |
50.00 |
|
Danielle Boucher |
Conf. santé et sécurité APFC |
Nov 29-Dec 1 |
Montreal |
855.00 |
|
Sébastien Tremblay |
Conf. santé et sécurité APFC |
Nov 29-Dec 1 |
Montreal |
1,350.00 |
|
Susan Dodds |
PSAC Health & Safety Conf. |
Nov 29-Dec 1 |
Montreal |
1,100.00 |
|
NET BUDGET AVAILABLE / DISPONIBLE |
16,040.47 |
GRIEVANCES:
GRIEVANCE REPORT
SEPTEMBER 7TH to NOVEMBER 30th, 2019
During this period, twenty-nine (29) new grievances were received in the National office. Fifty-seven (57) grievances were presented and seventy-five (75) replies were received from CRA and three (3) grievances were withdrawn.
OPENED INVENTORY |
REC’D |
NOT PRESENTED |
AWAITING |
ADJ. |
Feb /1994 – Dec /2012 |
5073 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
Jan /2013 – Dec /2015 |
640 |
1[1] |
0 |
283 |
Jan /2016 – Dec /2016 |
483 |
0 |
0 |
75 |
Jan /2017– Dec /2017 |
362 |
0 |
0 |
177 |
Jan /2018 – Mar /2018 |
67 |
29[2] |
2 |
10 |
Apr /2018 – June /2018 |
39 |
0 |
2 |
14 |
July /2018 – Aug /2018 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
Sept /2018 – Dec /2018 |
83 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
Jan /2019 – Mar /2019 |
23 |
1[3] |
1 |
4 |
Apr /2019 – May /2019 |
15 |
5[4] |
5 |
2 |
June 1/2019 – Sept 6 /2019 |
50 |
28 |
13 |
3 |
Sept 7/2019 – Nov 30/2019 |
29 |
1 |
0 |
|
TOTAL |
6874 |
85 |
25 |
618 |
- Grievance in abeyance pending HRT and WSIAB complaints. The complaints are still active and outside legal counsel has carriage of the file. The complaints are currently held in abeyance.
- These grievances are held in abeyance pending a statutory freeze complaint scheduled for Sept 9 to 12, 2019
- Pending tax appeal
- Pending disposition of test case
- Held in abeyance while RVP tries to resolve regionally
- Held in abeyance pending (ULP) Unfair Labor Practice complaint (2) grievances
There are presently eighty-seven (87) grievances in the National Office inventory which have not yet been presented at the Final Level dealing with a variety of issues.
POLICY GRIEVANCE
There were no new policy grievances filed during this period.
CLASSIFICATION GRIEVANCES
There were no new classification grievances filed during this period.
INDEPENDENT THIRD-PARTY REVIEWS (ITPRs)
There were no new ITPR’s received in the National Office this quarter. Seven ITPRs reported in the last quarter were heard in July 2019, but not concluded after four days of hearing. Further hearing dates to finalized these ITPRs will be secured in the fall. There are 3 other ITPR’s for which we are awaiting hearing dates.
CRA POLICY GRIEVANCES
There were no new CRA Policy Grievances received in this quarter.
PRESIDENT’S ITINERARY
DATE ACTIVITY PLACE
SEPTEMBER 2019
11 Final Report - Pre-electoral period Campaign Ottawa
12 Follow-up discussion with the Commissioner Ottawa
20 Conference call with AC, HRB Ottawa
24-25 Executive Council Ottawa
26-28 Presidents’ Conference Ottawa
OCTOBER 2019
1 Meeting with PSAC - Unassigned members Ottawa
6 Pacific Region regional meeting – Mock Convention Kelowna
9 Site visit of Winnipeg CCSC and AGM – Local 50032 Winnipeg
10 Site visit of Winnipeg TC and AGM – Local 50031 Winnipeg
11 Meeting – PSAC’s Federal Election Coordination Committee Winnipeg
15 Site visit of Bathurst and AGM – Local 60006 Bathurst
18 Media interview for Federal Election Montreal
18 Rally at a Conservative Party of Canada gathering Drummondville
19 Media interview for Federal Election Chicoutimi
22-24 PSAC NBoD Meeting Ottawa
25-27 UTE National Equal Opportunities Conference Ottawa
28 Conference Call - Bargaining Ottawa
30 Site visit of Toronto West and AGM – Local 00051 Mississauga
NOVEMBER 2019
5 Site visit of St. John’s TC and AGM – Local 90000 St. John’s
6 Site visit of St. John’s TSO and AGM – Local 90001 St. John’s
12 Conference Call – Host Committee UTE Convention 2020 Ottawa
15 Conference Call – PSAC’s National Joint Strategy Committee Ottawa
18-20 Funeral – Robert Alan Campbell Saint John
Acronyms
AGM – Annual General Meeting
NBoD – National Board of Directors
TC – Taxation Centre
TSO – Tax Services Office
AC, HRB – Assistant Commissioner, Human Resources Branch
MEMBERSHIP:
OCTOBER 2019 / OCTOBRE 2019 |
||||||
FULL |
RAND |
SUSPENDED |
TOTAL |
|||
SUSPENDUS |
||||||
ATLANTIC REGION / RÉGION DE L'ATLANTIQUE |
||||||
Saint John (60005) |
339 |
4 |
343 |
|||
Bathurst (60006) |
91 |
1 |
92 |
|||
Moncton (60008) |
106 |
106 |
||||
Halifax (80003) |
299 |
7 |
306 |
|||
Sydney (80004) |
116 |
2 |
118 |
|||
St. John's T.C. / C.F. de St. John's (90000) |
731 |
10 |
741 |
|||
St. John's T.S.O. / St. John's B.S.F. (90001) |
443 |
23 |
466 |
|||
Charlottetown (90002) |
151 |
1 |
152 |
|||
Summerside (90006) |
940 |
26 |
2 |
968 |
||
3216 |
74 |
2 |
3292 |
|||
QUEBEC REGION / RÉGION DE QUÉBEC |
||||||
Jonquière (10004) |
545 |
31 |
576 |
|||
Shawinigan South / Shawinigan-Sud (10005) |
1189 |
22 |
1211 |
|||
Québec (10006) |
283 |
1 |
284 |
|||
Trois-Rivières (10027) |
20 |
20 |
||||
Chicoutimi (10110) |
80 |
1 |
81 |
|||
2117 |
55 |
2172 |
||||
MONTREAL REGION / RÉGION DE MONTRÉAL |
||||||
Sherbrooke (10007) |
84 |
84 |
||||
Montréal (10008) |
610 |
11 |
621 |
|||
Rouyn-Noranda (10009) |
32 |
1 |
33 |
|||
Montérégie South Shore / Montérégie Rive Sud (10017) |
127 |
2 |
129 |
|||
Laval (10028) |
255 |
5 |
260 |
|||
Outaouais (70035) |
55 |
55 |
||||
1163 |
19 |
0 |
1182 |
|||
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION / RÉGION DE LA CAPITALE NATIONALE |
||||||
Ottawa Headquarters / Administration centrale d'Ottawa (70000) |
1164 |
52 |
9 |
1225 |
||
Ottawa East / Ottawa-Est (70001) |
384 |
73 |
5 |
462 |
||
Ottawa Centre / Ottawa Centre (70004) |
647 |
133 |
11 |
791 |
||
Ottawa I.T.S.O. / B.I.S.F. d'Ottawa (70009) |
169 |
14 |
1 |
184 |
||
Ottawa T.S.O. / B.S.F. d'Ottawa (70010) |
370 |
45 |
415 |
|||
Ottawa Connaught Bldg. / Édifice Connaught (70021) |
222 |
46 |
2 |
270 |
||
Ottawa Albert St. / rue Albert (70022) |
280 |
55 |
1 |
336 |
||
Ottawa Technology Centre / Centre de technologie d'Ottawa (70030) |
859 |
197 |
2 |
1058 |
||
4095 |
615 |
31 |
4741 |
|||
NORTHERN & EASTERN ONTARIO REGION / RÉGION DU NORD ET DU SUD DE L'ONTARIO |
||||||
Peterborough (00008) |
70 |
5 |
75 |
|||
Kingston (00011) |
84 |
84 |
||||
Belleville (00012) |
148 |
9 |
157 |
|||
Thunder Bay (00020) |
76 |
4 |
|
80 |
||
Sudbury T.C. / C.F. de Sudbury (00042) |
2192 |
114 |
2306 |
|||
2570 |
132 |
2702 |
||||
SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO REGION / RÉGION DU SUD-OUEST DE L'ONTARIO |
||||||
Hamilton (00014) |
843 |
36 |
1 |
880 |
||
Kitchener (00015) |
305 |
9 |
314 |
|||
St. Catharines (00016) |
206 |
2 |
208 |
|||
London (00017) |
245 |
4 |
249 |
|||
Windsor (00018) |
158 |
1 |
159 |
|||
1757 |
52 |
1 |
1810 |
|||
GREATER TORONTO REGION / RÉGION DU GRAND TORONTO |
||||||
Toronto East / Toronto-Est (00001) |
586 |
26 |
612 |
|||
Toronto Centre / Toronto Centre (00013) |
347 |
34 |
381 |
|||
Toronto North / Toronto-Nord (00048) |
692 |
33 |
4 |
729 |
||
Toronto West / Toronto-Ouest (00051) |
446 |
6 |
452 |
|||
Barrie (00052) |
117 |
2 |
119 |
|||
2188 |
101 |
4 |
2293 |
|||
PRAIRIE REGION / RÉGION DES PRAIRIES |
||||||
Regina (40022) |
155 |
2 |
157 |
|||
Winnipeg (50021) |
388 |
22 |
410 |
|||
Winnipeg T.C. / C.F. de Winnipeg (50031) |
2136 |
54 |
2190 |
|||
Winnipeg C.C.S.C. / C.A.S.R. de Winnipeg (50032) |
173 |
3 |
176 |
|||
2852 |
81 |
0 |
2933 |
|||
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION / RÉGION DES MONTAGNE ROCHEUSES |
||||||
Calgary Call Centre / Centre d'appels de Calgary (30022) |
327 |
4 |
331 |
|||
Calgary (30024) |
366 |
26 |
2 |
394 |
||
Edmonton (30025) |
600 |
128 |
4 |
732 |
||
Lethbridge (30027) |
21 |
21 |
||||
Saskatoon (40023) |
241 |
5 |
246 |
|||
1555 |
163 |
6 |
1724 |
|||
PACIFIC REGION / RÉGION DU PACIFIQUE |
||||||
Prince George (20002) |
111 |
2 |
113 |
|||
Kelowna (20003) |
54 |
54 |
||||
Fraser Valley T.S.O. / B.S.F. de Fraser Valley (20007) |
480 |
10 |
490 |
|||
Penticton (20026) |
270 |
270 |
||||
Vancouver (20027) |
634 |
13 |
1 |
648 |
||
Victoria (20028) |
247 |
21 |
268 |
|||
Surrey T.C. / C.F. de Surrey (20029) |
1066 |
189 |
1255 |
|||
Pacific Region Call Centre / Centre d'appels de la région du Pacifique (20050) |
366 |
8 |
374 |
|||
3228 |
243 |
1 |
3472 |
|||
Unallotted |
258 |
538 |
796 |
Respectfully submitted,
Marc Brière
National President