Public Service Alliance of Canada BC

The last negotiation session with the BC Corps of Commissionaires was held on July 7 and 8, 2008. Although progress is slow, the parties reached agreement and signed off on a couple articles:

• Job Descriptions - contained in the Post Orders and shall reflect the duties and responsibilities expected of the employees;
• Professional Membership, Registration and Licenses Fees - employer to pay for periodic refresher training to maintain First Aid and CPR certificates and will reimburse employees for any other certificate and/or license required for the employee’s position, as determined by the employer;

Discussions were also held regarding the following issues:

• Definitions and Interpretation
• Information
• Discrimination and Harassment
• Leave With or Without Pay for Union Business
• Other Leave With or Without Pay
• Layoff and Recall
• Seniority
• Pay Administration

With the employer representatives not being available until the end of August, the next negotiation meeting with the employer has been scheduled for August 20, 2008.

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.