Public Service Alliance of Canada BC

The second collective bargaining session between the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation – Granville Island Office and the Public Service Alliance of Canada was held from September 17 to 19, 2007. As with the first session held from June 19 to 22, 2007, the parties were unable to reach agreement because the employer representatives did not have the mandate to conclude a tentative agreement.

Your bargaining team had to wait several hours before being told by the employer that we needed to schedule an additional day since they could not get a hold of the CMHC President in Ottawa. The bargaining team is very disappointed by the lack of respect shown by the employer. The membership had written to the President in June for exactly that purpose - asking that the employer representatives be given the mandate to deal with the outstanding issues to reach a tentative agreement.

The outstanding issues include payment of Medical Services Plan premiums, duration and wages.

Over 40 PSAC members work at CMHC - Granville Island. They perform a variety of duties including Administration, Grounds Maintenance, Market and Events Coordination, Janitorial, Painting, Building Maintenance etc. The collective agreement expired March 31, 2007.