First National VP Election
With the departure of Brother Aylward, we begin the process of electing a new 1st National VP for UTE. A call for nominations was sent to all locals with a closing date of June 1st. We conducted the election by Email voting using our independent auditor Andrew Foreman CA, from Andrews & CO. The voting commenced June 18th and a successful candidate was declared on July 4th after three ballots. Congratulations to Brother Marc Brière. This process served our needs well as it reduced the time that a mail in ballot would have required by several months. Using this method also increased our voter participation significantly over the average mail in ballot.
As a result of the election of Brother Marc Brière, an election process is currently underway for the position of Alternate Regional VP for the Montreal Region.
Boycott of National Public Service Week
The National Board of Directors of the PSAC adopted a resolution whereby they asked all members not to participate in any activities in support or recognition of National Public Service Week (NPSW), which took place during the week of June 10 to June 16, 2012.
We asked all UTE members to not participate to send a clear message to the federal government that it is not acceptable to cut jobs and threaten our security; and then continue to offer us a piece of cake as a token of appreciation.
We received reports from across the country that our members did boycott this federally recognised event, and many locals held their own events to show appreciation for their members.
Hotel Contract
We have negotiated a new contract for our hotel and meeting needs for the next three years with the Fairmont Chateau Laurier Hotel. This new contract carries some changes to our hospitality and smoking room needs.
UTE Convention 2014 - Windsor Ontario
We have finalized negotiations with the Caesars Windsor Hotel for our next Convention. The convention is set for July 2014, Registration is set for July 14 and the convention will close on Saturday July 19. We are convinced that this hotel will meet and exceed all of our convention needs, however it should be noted that Caesars Windsor is not a family oriented facility.
Budget Announcements 2012
On June 27, 2012, management at the CRA informed those employees affected by the budget impacts, and the National, Regional and Local unions have been briefed on the specific details. Management has informed us that there are 671 affected members of UTE, and 1289 affected CRA employees, in total.CRA has identified 18 initiatives across the country where these budget cuts will take place. Of these 18 initiatives, there are 4 in particular where the bulk of UTE members will be affected.
They are:
Closing Cash and Enquiry counters and Eliminating in-person Out reach services (285 affected UTE members)
Transforming Enforcement Programs (208 affected UTE members);
broken down as:
- Criminal Investigation Program, (CIP), (88 affected UTE members); Centralization from 32 sites to 6;
- Special Enforcement Programs (SEP) (78 affected UTE members); Discontinued and resources to be transferred to Compliance;
- Voluntary Disclosure Program, (VDP) (29 affected UTE members); transferring resources to Assessment & Benefits Branch; and
- Informant Leads (13 affected UTE members); relocating from St. Catharine’s to Scarborough.
- Consolidation of Management in TSO`s and Regional Program Management (68 affected UTE members); broken down as:
- Consolidation of the management of TSO's (41 affected UTE members)
- Consolidation of Regional Program Management (27 affected UTE members.
UTE has been informed there will be no office closures, at this time.
- Closure of the National Forms Call Center in Winnipeg, (20 affected UTE Members)
For specific information in regards to your particular office, please contact your local union representative. We have been working with CRA management at all levels to review the information provided to us, and will ensure all of the WFA committees are informed and engaged throughout this process. We must ensure that all of the people affected are aware of their rights under the collective agreement and that CRA lives up to their obligations.
As of the writing of this report, the CRA has been optimistic that it will be able to offer guaranteed reasonable job offers (GRJO’S) to most of our effected members. However UTE still believes as we did from the day of the announcements that these initiatives our just a beginning, as the announced initiatives do not bear any where near the costs savings that were announced in the 2012 budget. We will continue to be vigilant and responsive to these circumstances.
During the up coming Executive Council and Presidents meetings, we will be discussing how UTE will proceed with its political action and member mobilization to counter the Governments attacks on the Public Service and UTE has committed its full support to the PSAC’S “WE ARE ALL AFFECTED” campaign. At the request of PSAC National President Robyn Benson, I now sit on a PSAC NBOD Political Action Committee.
Our first National day of action is scheduled for September 15th; all of our locals should be communicating and participating with their PSAC regional offices.
Meetings with CRA
During this time period, the National office has had several meetings with the CRA Management on Various topics such as, Value and Ethics; Discipline; Job Description Reviews; Fourth Level Grievance Procedures, and the onset of locally developed Dress Codes.
Assistant Commissionaire of Human Resources, Cheryl Fraser has retired from the CRA and we await news of her replacement. We wish Cheryl well in her future endeavors.
Next Round of Bargaining:
The UTE National Bargaining Team will be meeting and exchanging demands with CRA starting on September 24th. We all wish the team great success and they have our full support.
National Course
There will be a UTE National Grievance Course held in Ottawa September 28 to 30th.
Web/Communications
Since the last report, we completed the registration system for the Health and Safety Conference and updated some of the other web-based systems. We are up to date with minutes, reports, and putting photos up on the web. We will be printing calendars for the years 2013-2014 shortly. We would like the locals to contact Susan Duncan and let her know how many calendars they think they will need this year. If you are requesting more than a small percentage above your membership numbers, please let us know why. We would prefer to send out more if needed than to run out of them at the National Office, while boxes are gathering dust at a local. We are planning to make changes to our website and will provide more information in a future update.
Information Technology
All IT systems have been running well. Regular software maintenance of internal computers and servers was performed. The power shutdowns at the PSAC building during July and August went well and none of your servers experienced any failures. Use of the iPads during the June Executive Council meeting went well. We will still use both methods (iPads and paper binder) for the September Executive Council meeting. In my last report I mentioned that we are looking at changing our internal phone system. We received several quotes and a decision will be made after the Executive Council meeting. We also had discussions with various cell phone providers with regards to changing our smartphones and Executive Council will discuss the options and make a decision. Our email system needs to be upgraded before year end and we are looking at various options for the new email system.
DONATIONS/SPONSORSHIP: Sept. 5, 2012
RECIPIENT/BÉNÉFICIAIRE |
CITY/VILLE |
AMOUNT |
APPROVED BY |
MONTANT |
APPROUVÉ PAR |
||
BUDGET |
18,000.00 |
||
Marshall Bouma-Legacy |
Bathurst |
250.00 |
Bob/Chris |
Diana Gee Memorial Trust |
Toronto |
1,000.00 |
Council/Conseil |
L'École Carrefour Étudiant |
Bathurst |
500.00 |
Bob/Chris |
Victor Cossette |
St-Narcissse, QC |
300.00 |
Bob/Chris |
Victoria Fastball Club |
Victoria |
300.00 |
Bob/Chris |
SUSC Eagles |
Saskatoon |
300.00 |
Bob/Chris |
College of Piping and Celtic Performing Arts of Canada |
Summerside |
300.00 |
Bob/Chris |
Mikayla Simmons |
Summerside |
300.00 |
Bob/Chris |
PEI Heat Midget Girls Softball Team |
Summerside |
500.00 |
Bob/Chris |
Penticton Barley Mill Midget Hockey Team |
Penticton |
300.00 |
Bob/Chris |
North Star Minor Hockey Association |
Oyster Bed, PE |
500.00 |
Bob/Chris |
Pascal Desjardins |
Petit-Rocher, NB |
300.00 |
Bob/Chris |
Heart & Stroke Foundation - Ride the Big Bike Event |
Ottawa |
300.00 |
Bob/Chris |
Cape Breton Volleyball Club |
Sydney |
300.00 |
Bob/Chris |
H.O.A. Hockey Programs- Jeremey Ditzel |
Halifax |
450.00 |
Bob/Chris |
Marcelle Perron |
Chicoutimi |
500.00 |
Bob/Chris |
SOMBA Tigers Midget AAA - Donovan Abbott |
Penticton |
500.00 |
Bob/Chris |
United Way of Greater Saint John |
Saint John |
100.00 |
Protocol |
CHEO Tiny Hearts Magazine |
Ottawa |
367.25 |
Bob/Denis |
1st Summerside Guides |
Summerside |
250.00 |
Bob/Denis |
1st St. Eleanor's Brownies |
Summerside |
250.00 |
Bob/Denis |
1st Summerside Sparks |
Summerside |
250.00 |
Bob/Denis |
Prince County District of Girl Guides |
Summerside |
250.00 |
Bob/Denis |
CLC - Kid's Camp |
Winnipeg |
500.00 |
Bob/Denis |
Summerside Figure Skating Club |
Summerside |
250.00 |
Bob/Denis |
St. Louis Gymnos |
St. Louis, PE |
250.00 |
Bob/Denis |
Michael Blow - Allied Memorial Rememberance Ride |
Ottawa |
500.00 |
Bob/Denis |
Saskatoon Connexion Girls Ball Team |
Saskatoon |
500.00 |
Council/Conseil |
Le week-end pour vaincre les cancers féminins |
Montréal |
500.00 |
Council/Conseil |
The Mathieu Basque Scholarship Fund |
Saint John |
500.00 |
Council/Conseil |
Business is Jammin' |
Sydney |
250.00 |
Bob/Denis |
Crimesense Magazine |
Ottawa |
439.57 |
Bob |
Sydney & District All-Stars Team |
Sydney |
300.00 |
Bob/Marc |
Under 16 Girls Provincial Softball Team |
Summerside |
250.00 |
Bob/Marc |
Team MacFadyen |
Kinkora, PE |
250.00 |
Bob/Marc |
Hospice Simcoe |
Barrie |
500.00 |
Bob/Marc |
SABA |
Summerside |
300.00 |
Bob/Marc |
Alex " Sugarcamp" MacDonald Memorial Golf |
Cape Breton |
500.00 |
Bob/Marc |
Roxanne Fraser |
Shawinigan-Sud |
350.00 |
Bob/Marc |
Total spent |
14,506.82 |
||
Balance - UTE |
3,493.18 |
||
Presidents' Use/A l'usage du président |
2,000.00 |
||
The Mission - Christmas |
Ottawa |
200.00 |
|
Ottawa Food Bank - IN LIEU OF CARDS |
Ottawa |
200.00 |
|
Total spent |
400.00 |
||
Balance - President |
1,600.00 |
||
Total Balance - Donations - UTE and President |
5,093.18 |
||
Donations from Surplus |
|||
ASSÉ |
1,000.00 |
Bob |
|
UCTE Local 60601 Strike Fund |
3,000.00 |
Bob |
|
The Canadian Red Cross - The Thunder Bay Flood Fund |
2,000.00 |
Council/Conseil |
|
6,000.00 |
NON UTE EVENTS – Sept. 5, 2012
RECIPIENT |
REASON |
AMOUNT |
||||
BÉNÉFICIAIRE |
RAISON |
MONTANT |
||||
BUDGET- 2012 |
20,000.00 |
|||||
Samantha Simpson |
AFL - Women's Winter Solstice |
510.00 |
||||
Susan Yaciw |
BCFED Regional Conference |
411.08 |
||||
Colette Fortin |
NBFL Midterm Conference |
June 3-5 |
Saint John |
757.38 |
||
Randolph Roussel |
NBFL Midterm Conference |
June 3-5 |
Saint John |
592.38 |
||
Gabriel Bourdon |
CLC Ontario Region's Summer School |
July 15-20 |
Port Elgin ON |
660.15 |
||
Cheryl Crossman |
CLC Midterm Conference |
June 3-5 |
Saint John |
518.55 |
||
TOTAL SPENT/DÉPENSES |
3,449.54 |
|||||
BALANCE |
16,550.46 |
|||||
Approved - No Claim Received |
||||||
Approuvé - Aucune réclamation reçue |
Location |
Advance |
Approved |
|||
Location |
Avance |
Approuvé |
||||
Sharon Fletcher |
PSAC Racially Visible Conference |
April 1-3/11 |
895.09 |
895.09 |
||
Tamara Wilton |
2012 Accomodation Law Conference |
April 3-4 |
Edmonton |
398.00 |
||
Sébastien Chouinard |
QFL - Youth Camp |
Sept 19-21 |
Montréal |
675.00 |
||
Jérôme Martel |
QFL - Youth Camp |
Sept 19-21 |
Montréal |
675.00 |
||
NET BALANCE |
13,907.37 |
GRIEVANCES
Since our last Executive Council meeting, thirty-two (32) grievances, other than classification, were received at the National Office.
During the same period, eight grievances were withdrawn after a review of the files and twenty-eight were presented dealing with a variety of issues. In this quarter, we received twenty-five (25) grievance replies from CRA which consisted of twenty-two (22) being denied and or dismissed, one (1) allowed and two (2) partially allowed.
OPENED INVENTORY |
REC’D |
TO BE |
AWAITING |
ADJ. |
CLOSED |
Nov. 96 – Aug 31/05 |
3810 |
|
|
1 |
3809 |
Sept 01/05 - Sept. 1/06 |
169 |
|
|
1 |
168 |
Sept 2/06 – June 15/07 |
174 |
|
|
1 |
173 |
June 16/07 – Sep 12/07 |
53 |
|
|
3 |
50 |
Sept 13/07 – March 31/08 |
114 |
|
|
2 |
112 |
Apr 1/08 – May 31/08 |
60 |
|
|
5 |
55 |
June 01/08 – Sept 26/08 |
46 |
|
|
7 |
39 |
Sept 27/08 – Nov 21/08 |
33 |
|
|
2 |
31 |
Nov 22/08– March 27/09 |
54 |
|
|
2 |
52 |
March 28/09– June 10/09 |
26 |
|
|
7 |
19 |
June 10/09 – Sept 04/09 |
36 |
|
|
5 |
31 |
Sept 05/09 – Nov 30/09 |
35 |
|
|
2 |
33 |
Dec 1/09 – March 5/10 |
47 |
|
|
8 |
39 |
March 6/10 – June 1/10 |
41 |
|
|
8 |
33 |
June 1/10 – Aug 31/10 |
15 |
|
|
|
15 |
Sept 1/10 – Nov 29/10 |
26 |
|
|
2 |
24 |
Nov 30/10 – Feb 28/11 |
25 |
|
|
1 |
24 |
Mar 1/11 – May 20/11 |
25 |
|
11 |
13 |
11 |
May 21/11 – Sept 8/11 |
45 |
22 |
43 |
9 |
30 |
Sept 9/11 – Nov 18/11 |
18 |
|
64 |
7 |
15 |
Nov 19/11 – Feb 21/12 |
43 |
1 |
104 |
6 |
26 |
Feb 22/12 – May 18/12 |
12 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
May 21/12 – Aug 31/12 |
32 |
20 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
- MOA pending implementation
- Awaiting information from grievors
- Tentative MOU being reviewed by the grievor and manager for three grievances and one grievance held in abeyance at the request of the grievor
- Presented during the last quarter
There are presently twenty-five (25) grievances in the National Office inventory which have not yet been presented at the Final Level.
As noted in previous reports, the number of outstanding adjudications and the delays in same remain a concern for our office. Discussions continue to be held with the PSAC, but to date, no resolution has been found.
Further to Brother O’Brien’s March 8, 2012 meeting with the employer concerning delays by them in issuing final level replies, the employer continues to work on its backlog of outstanding responses. Our office continues to monitor the timeframes for response and discussions are ongoing with them to minimize delays at the final level of the grievance procedure.
CLASSIFICATION GRIEVANCES
There was no new classification grievances received during this quarter.
OPENED INVENTORY |
REC’D |
CLOSED |
OUTSTANDING |
Jun 04/00 – Dec 31/01 |
168 |
137 |
31 |
Jan. 01/02 – March 31/06 |
229 |
229 |
|
April 1/06 – Sept. 1/06 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
Sept 02/06 – Sept 26/08 |
94 |
94 |
|
Sept 27/08 – Nov 21/08 |
26 |
25 |
1 |
Nov 21/08 – March 27/09 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
March 28/09 – June 10/09 |
1 |
1 |
|
June 10/09 – Sept 04/09 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Sept 05/09 – March 5/10 |
2 |
2 |
|
March 6/10 – June 1/10 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
June 1/10 – Feb 28/11 |
4 |
|
4 |
Mar 1/11 – May 20/11 |
2 |
|
2 |
May 24/11 – Nov 18/11 |
0 |
|
0 |
Nov 19/11 – Feb 21/12 |
1 |
|
1 |
Feb 22/12 – May 18/12 |
0 |
|
0 |
ACS-SP CLASSIFICATION CONVERSION GRIEVANCES
To date, we have provided representation for forty-two (42) of these grievances and await the employer’s decisions with respect to one (1) of these grievances. As noted in the chart below, all but two (2) have been presented.
OPENED INVENTORY |
REC’D |
PRESENTED |
WITHDRAWN |
OUTSTANDING |
June 01/08 – Sept 09/09 |
57 |
10 |
11 |
36 |
Sept 10/09 – Nov 30/09 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
22 |
Dec 1/09 – March 5/10 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
17 |
March 6/10 – June 1/10 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
14 |
June 1/10 – Aug 30/10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
Aug 30/10 – Nov 29/10 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
Nov 30/10 – Feb 28/11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
Mar 1/11 – May 20/11 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
7 |
May 24/11 – Sept 8/11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
Sept 9/11 – Nov 18/11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
Nov 19/11 – Feb 21/12 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
Feb 22/12 – May 18/12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY REVIEWS (ITPRs)
During this quarter, two new ITPRs were received in the National Office concerning staffing, both of which were subsequently withdrawn.
There is currently only one ITPR in our inventory requiring representation by the National Office.
CRA POLICY REVIEW GRIEVANCES
There are currently no CRA Policy Grievances in our inventory.
August 31, 2012
President’s Itinerary
June to September 2012
June 2012 |
|
|
4th to 7th |
Executive Council |
Ottawa |
7th |
National UMC meeting |
Ottawa |
8th to 10th |
Winnipeg members appreciation |
Winnipeg Man. |
11th |
Meeting with Andy Foreman 1st VP vote |
Ottawa |
11th to 14th |
Arbitration hearing AEU |
Ottawa |
19th |
PSAC Political Action Committee |
Ottawa |
21st to 24th |
Regional EO Conference |
Winnipeg Man. |
|
|
|
July 2012 |
|
|
6th to 8th |
Winnipeg members appreciation |
Winnipeg Man. |
10th |
Meeting with Lisa Addario re. member |
Ottawa |
12th |
Meeting CRA re Organization & Classification |
Ottawa |
12th |
Meeting with CRA re. WFA |
Ottawa |
|
|
|
August 2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
22nd |
Quebec Inter regional meeting |
Quebec City |
MEMBERSHIP
|
JULY / JUILLET 2012 |
||||
|
|
RAND |
SUSPENDED |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
RAND |
SUSPENDUS |
|
|
ATLANTIC REGION / RÉGION DE L'ATLANTIQUE |
|
|
|
|
|
Saint John |
297 |
6 |
|
|
303 |
Bathurst |
69 |
|
|
|
69 |
Moncton |
75 |
2 |
|
|
77 |
Halifax |
301 |
21 |
|
|
322 |
Sydney |
97 |
2 |
|
|
99 |
St.John's TC/C.F. de St.John's |
356 |
15 |
|
|
371 |
St.John's DO/BD de St. John's |
429 |
1 |
|
|
430 |
Summerside |
734 |
22 |
|
2 |
758 |
Charlottetown |
78 |
|
|
|
78 |
|
2436 |
69 |
|
2 |
2507 |
QUEBEC REGION / RÉGION DE QUÉBEC |
|
|
|
|
|
Jonquière |
483 |
12 |
|
|
495 |
Québec |
231 |
5 |
|
|
236 |
Shawinigan-sud |
1021 |
22 |
|
|
1043 |
Trois-Rivières |
53 |
|
|
|
53 |
Chicoutimi |
83 |
2 |
|
|
85 |
|
1871 |
41 |
|
0 |
1912 |
MONTREAL REGION / RÉGION DE MONTRÉAL |
|
|
|
|
|
Sherbrooke |
100 |
4 |
|
|
104 |
Montréal |
877 |
12 |
|
|
889 |
Rouyn-Noranda |
36 |
|
|
|
36 |
Montérégie |
205 |
|
|
|
205 |
Laval |
307 |
5 |
|
|
312 |
Outaouais T.S.O./B.S.F. Outaouais |
69 |
4 |
|
1 |
74 |
|
1594 |
25 |
|
1 |
1620 |
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION / RÉGION DE LA CAPITALE NATIONALE |
|
|
|
|
|
Ottawa Headquarters/Administration centrale d'Ottawa |
2910 |
230 |
|
24 |
3164 |
I.T.S.O./B.S.I.O. |
370 |
43 |
|
6 |
419 |
Ottawa T.S.O./B.S.F. d'Ottawa |
362 |
25 |
|
2 |
389 |
Ottawa Centre / Ottawa-Centre |
351 |
79 |
|
14 |
444 |
Ottawa Technology Centre / Centre de technologie d'Ottawa |
1284 |
218 |
|
11 |
1513 |
|
5277 |
595 |
|
57 |
5929 |
NORTHERN & EASTERN ONTARIO REGION / RÉGION DU NORD ET DU SUD DE L'ONTARIO |
|
|
|
||
Kingston |
86 |
|
|
|
86 |
Belleville |
153 |
11 |
|
1 |
165 |
Peterborough |
73 |
|
|
|
73 |
Thunder Bay |
104 |
1 |
|
|
105 |
Sudbury T.C. /C.F. de Sudbury |
1426 |
137 |
|
|
1563 |
|
1842 |
149 |
|
1 |
1992 |
SOUTH WESTERN ONTARIO REGION/RÉGION DU SUD-OUEST DE L'ONTARIO |
|
|
|
|
|
Hamilton |
578 |
105 |
|
|
683 |
Kitchener |
298 |
8 |
|
|
306 |
St. Catharines |
195 |
|
|
|
195 |
London |
370 |
|
|
|
370 |
Windsor |
211 |
2 |
|
|
213 |
|
1652 |
115 |
|
0 |
1767 |
GREATER TORONTO REGION/RÉGION DU GRAND TORONTO |
|
|
|
|
|
Toronto North / Toronto Nord |
627 |
45 |
|
5 |
677 |
Toronto |
914 |
84 |
|
1 |
999 |
Toronto West / Toronto ouest |
496 |
10 |
|
5 |
511 |
Barrie |
128 |
1 |
|
|
129 |
Toronto East/Toronto est |
588 |
30 |
|
|
618 |
|
2753 |
170 |
|
11 |
2934 |
PRAIRIE REGION/RÉGION DES PRAIRIES |
|
|
|
|
|
Regina/Régina |
195 |
|
|
1 |
196 |
Winnipeg |
346 |
37 |
|
|
383 |
Winnipeg CCSC/CASR de Winnipeg |
201 |
3 |
|
|
204 |
Winnipeg T.C./C.F. de Winnipeg |
1572 |
21 |
|
|
1593 |
|
2314 |
61 |
|
1 |
2376 |
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION/RÉGION DES MONTAGNE ROCHEUSES |
|
|
|
|
|
Calgary |
839 |
36 |
|
1 |
876 |
Edmonton |
691 |
72 |
|
7 |
770 |
Saskatoon |
219 |
2 |
|
|
221 |
Lethbridge |
67 |
|
|
|
67 |
|
1816 |
110 |
|
8 |
1934 |
PACIFIC REGION/RÉGION DU PACIFIQUE |
|
|
|
|
|
Penticton |
226 |
|
|
|
226 |
Vancouver |
582 |
96 |
|
1 |
679 |
Victoria |
306 |
9 |
|
|
315 |
Burnaby Fraser |
586 |
2 |
|
|
588 |
Surrey |
887 |
89 |
|
|
976 |
Kelowna |
71 |
10 |
|
|
81 |
Northern B.C. & Yukon/le Nord de la CB et du Yukon |
128 |
5 |
|
|
133 |
Burnaby Fraser Call Center/CA de Burnaby Fraser |
341 |
24 |
|
|
365 |
|
3127 |
235 |
|
1 |
3363 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unallotted |
42 |
236 |
|
|
278 |
|
24724 |
1806 |
|
82 |
26612 |