Public Service Alliance of Canada BC

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Negotiations between the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and the Corps of Commissionaires (Corps) for a third collective agreement get underway Monday February 12^th in Victoria. The parties have agreed to meet February 12-15, 2007 and if required they have also set aside March 20-22, 2007.

Dave Jackson, PSAC Regional Representative, will be the spokesperson for the union with Dave Eden handling that role for the employer. There are approximately 275 Commissionaires in the PSAC bargaining unit who perform services on behalf of the Corps. They are employed at various worksites in Victoria and on Vancouver Island as well as in the Yukon.

The services of a third party were required in order to achieve a negotiated settlement during the last round of bargaining.

James Little, reporting from CFB Comox … updated Feb 9: Thanks to Mark Miller (UNDE 21016) for some more photos.

PSAC members employed at IMP Group Limited set up information lines at the gates of CFB Comox in the early mornings of Feb. 6th and 7th. These members were informing their co-workers of the lack of progress five months of negotiations have achieved. The PSAC has recently asked the federal government to appoint a conciliation officer in an effort to speed up the bargaining process.

Each morning we set up the information lines at 06:30 hrs and the member participation was outstanding. The Commissionaires, the Military Police and members of the military with their loaded guns, greeted us each morning. Turns out the military was also conducting an identification search at the same time as our plant gate. This actually turned out to be a benefit for our members as the military was slowing traffic making it easier for us to distribute the over 400 flyers each day.

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The preliminary education schedule for spring 2007 has been posted on the education page. We have scheduled courses for Vancouver & the Island. The schedules for the Fraser Valley, North and Okanagan will be posted soon.

Minutes April 25, 2006

In Attendance:

• Bruce Clark A/C President CEIU 20947
• Darlene Stevens A/C Secretary CEIU 20947
• Christine Walker CEIU 20947
• Cindy Little SVIDAC President UTE 20028
• Dave Jackson PSAC RUO
• Gord Miller A/C Treasurer UEW 20090
• Nicole Gibson USGE 20074
• Chas Thompson light keepers 20232
• Gail Jewsbury A/C Vice Pres UEW 20090
• Elizabeth McCormick GSU 20001
• Paul Ring GSU 20001

Regrets:

• Kathy Spencer CEIU 20947
• Michael Bob CEIU 20947

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March 22, 2006 - CVIAC meeting

Present

• Gail Jewsbury Vice President - UEW
• Gordon Miller – treasurer - UEW
• Darlene Stevens – secretary – CEIU
• Kathy Spencer – delegate - CEIU
• Dave Jackson – staff - PSAC RUO
• Mandi Schubert – guest - NHWU
• John Kraeker -UNDE
• Lise Edwards – delegate -NAT– via conference call

Download the minutes (pdf), or read more below

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