Sick leave

Budget bill violates collective bargaining rights, legislates sick leave

The government tabled its Budget Implement Act (Bill C-59) today that attacks the collective bargaining rights of federal public service workers.

The Bill authorizes Treasury Board to modify collective agreements to remove sick leave and impose a short and long term disability plan outside of collective agreements. The Bill will circumvent the Public Service Labour Relations Act as well as ongoing negotiations.

Court dates for sick leave injunction now set for New Year

Following a case conference with the Ontario Superior Court last week, a new date for the hearing of our injunction application on C-59 has been set for March 1-2, 2016.

The parties consented to the adjournment as a sign of good faith to give the new government elect an opportunity to confirm their campaign promises of not exercising their powers under C-59, the law that allowed the government to unilaterally change provisions in federal government employee contracts and skip over collective bargaining.

Court dates scheduled for sick leave injunction

PSAC’s request to the courts to stop the government from implementing its new sick leave plan will go before the court in October.

After consulting with the parties, the Ontario Superior Court has set out a timetable for both sides to present their arguments. The parties will exchange documents in September and October, with a court hearing to be held on October 29.

The court also said that if the government intends to implement the changes before the October hearing, it must give 5 days’ notice.

Nothing Fair or Reasonable About Conservative’s Actions On Sick Leave

RODGER CUZNER, M.P.
Cape Breton-Canso

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                     June 4, 2015

OTTAWA – Rodger Cuzner, Liberal Labour critic, criticized the Treasury Board Minister, Tony Clement, in the House of Commons today over the government’s unfair and unreasonable actions concerning Public Service sick leave.