The letter below was sent to the President of Treasury Board, Mona Fortier, in response to the CRA's return-to-work protocol.
The Honourable Mona Fortier
Member of Parliament
President of the Treasury Board
House of Commons
Ottawa, ON, Canada
K1A 0A6
Honourable Minister Fortier,
Sisters, Brothers and Friends,
During a series of virtual townhall meetings held earlier today, you may have heard the CRA Commissioner say that “the union refused to participate in mediation” or that “they didn’t show up”. He also indicated that the union declared “impasse” in the negotiations.
I would like to set the record straight and provide you with an accurate account of events.
Last week mediation broke down when it became clear that the government and CRA were not prepared to address critical issues that our bargaining team raised in this round of negotiations, while at the same time pushing for a contract expiration date that would allow for the employer to propose attacks on our sick leave in negotiations later this year.
June 11, 2014
As per the Public Service Labour Relations Act, CRA filed for a Public Interest Conciliation (PIC) earlier this year following the breakdown of mediation talks.
In a victory for members at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) who have gone above and beyond to support Canadians during this pandemic, PSAC-UTE has reached a tentative agreement that provides fair wages, no concessions and improved working conditions.
For those of you, who wish to voice their displeasure with the Commissioner over his recent actions, please find below a grievance filed by the National President which may be adapted for your use, and a link to a grievance form. Your local can help you file your grievance.
Following the tentative agreement reached between the UTE-PSAC bargaining team and the CRA team for members working at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), the PSAC has released a Frequently Asked Questions document.
For all of the details, please consult the following link to the PSAC website: http://psacunion.ca/faq-psac-ute-tentative-agreement-cra
Sisters and Brothers,
The PSAC and Treasury Board officially signed the agreement regarding the damages caused by the Phoenix pay system yesterday and the full text is now available.
For more details, see the links below.
This government insists it cares about workers and building a strong public service. Yet for nearly two years, they’ve stalled and dragged out negotiations for our over 35,000 PSAC-UTE members, and denied us the fair wages and decent working conditions we deserve.
They forced us to secure an overwhelming strike mandate and take strike action to make any movement at the table.
