Negotiations Update - Mainland Commissionaires
Published by Patrick June 6th, 2008 in Bargaining, Commissionaires Tags: Bargaining, Commissionaires.Collective bargaining with the BC Corps of Commissionaires resumed May 29 and 30, 2008. Some of the issues discussed include:
- Management Rights
- Union Recognition
- Bargaining Unit Work
- Job Security
- Union Representatives
- Use of Client Facilities
- Employee Orientation
- Union Dues and Membership
- Information
- Discrimination
- Harassment
- Leave With or Without Pay for Union Business
- Seniority
- Grievance and Arbitration Procedure
- Technological Change
Although some progress was made during those two (2) days of negotiations, no articles were signed off. These negotiations, for a first collective agreement, include two (2) bargaining units: approximately 40 Commissionaires performing work on behalf of the Canadian Border Services Agency at Library Square and the Vancouver International Airport and 8 Commissionaires performing work on behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Canada at the Seal Cove Coast Guard Base in Prince Rupert.
Information sessions with the membership are planned to be held shortly. The next meeting with the employer is scheduled for June 17 and 18, 2008.