Bargaining

Bargaining Update - National Committee meets and establishment of the Bargaining Team

Friday, November 5, 2021

Sisters, Brothers and Friends,

The Union of Taxation Employees (UTE) National Bargaining Committee met this week to discuss and prioritize the demands received from our members. The preliminary package of demands will soon be finalized and sent to the PSAC Collective Bargaining Department.

I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank all members of the committee for their great work.

Official Process of Collection of Bargaining Demands – Input Call

To: Executive Council
      Alternate Regional Vice-Presidents 
      Local Presidents
      Labour Relations Officers

Re:   Official Process of Collection of Bargaining Demands – Input Call

Dear Sisters/Brothers/Friends,

The National President of the Union of Taxation Employees has now received from the Negotiator assigned to UTE by the PSAC National President the Input Call for the collection of bargaining demands.

Thursday, August 5, 2021

Ongoing Bargaining Demand Process

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Sisters and Brothers,

Believe it or not, our contract is going to expire soon. It sounds crazy, but we can’t argue with the calendar.

As in past rounds, we have what we refer to as an ongoing demand process.  Basically, we collect demands at any point during the year and any point of the contract, to be considered for the following round of talks.

Unfair Labour Practice Complaint

Thursday, January 14, 2021

As you may recall, during the last round of collective bargaining, the employer, in some offices, directed Local Union representatives to remove from bulletin boards our Bargaining Update to members dated May 10, 2019. The reasons cited by the employer for refusing to allow the update to be posted were that the update was not in compliance with the provisions of the collective agreement, it contained false and inaccurate statements and that it was adverse to the CRA’s interests.

CLAUSE 10.02 - Members' Copy of the Collective Agreement

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

As you are likely aware, a new collective agreement was negotiated with the Canada Revenue Agency.  The new agreement was signed on November 13, 2020, and covers the period from November 1, 2016, to October 31, 2021, inclusively.  

The new collective agreement is now available electronically on the UTE’s website.  It is also available through the employer at InfoZone and Canada.ca.

Update: Implementation of the collective agreement

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Here’s good news for our members. The CRA provided us with an update earlier today regarding the implementation of our new collective agreement signed on November 13, 2020.

We are happy to confirm that the CRA plans to pay eligible employees the non-pensionable lump sum amount of $400 on the pay of December 23, 2020. The November 1, 2020 salary rate will also be updated on the pay of December 23, 2020.

In addition, Public Services Procurement Canada has tentatively scheduled (may be subject to change) the following payments:

Interpretation and Implementation of new Clause 60.01 of the Collective Agreement

Thursday, December 3, 2020

Sisters and Brothers,

You may have received by now or been made aware of a message that was sent by the employer to its Call Centre managers concerning the implementation of the newly negotiated clause 60.01 of the collective agreement that reads as follows:

60.01 Employees working in call centres shall be provided five (5) consecutive minutes not on a call for each hour not interrupted by a regular break or meal period.

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