Volunteer Leave and Personal Leave - the EC group
May 19, 2004
Not a day goes by without having CAPE EC members being reminded that we do not have the 2 days of leave per year, one to work as a volunteer for a charitable organization (volunteer leave) and one for reasons of a personal nature (personal leave).
The EC Group's last collective agreement was reached in June 2001. At the time, the PSAC groups were gearing up for a strike. When we tabled our proposals for leave improvements, Treasury Board gave us assurances at the table that during that particular round of bargaining, no other group would be granted more days of leave than the EC group had been granted. We accepted the Employer's word, we accepted the deal offered to us as it represented a significant pay increase for the majority of EC members. After a series of rotating strikes by the PSAC, the PSAC and the Treasury Board reconvened during the week of September 11 and reached an agreement which included the 2 days of volunteer and personal leave.
The following table shows the list of all of the groups, 66 in total, which have been granted the 2 days of leave and the date on which the days of leaves were available to employees.
PERSONAL LEAVE AND VOLUNTEER LEAVE
Date obtained
November 19, 2001
Groups
Table 1 - Program and Administrative Services (AS,CM,CR,DA,IS,OE,PM,ST,WP)
Table 2 - Operational Services
(FR,HP,HS,GL,GS,LI,PR,SC)
Table 3 - Technical Services
(DD,EG,GT,PY,PI,TI)
Table 5 - Education and Library Science
(ED,LS,EU)
Date obtained
December 12, 2001
Groups
Research (HR,MA,SE,DS)
Date obtained
December 18, 2001
Groups
Ship Repair, West Coast (SRW)
Date obtained
December 19, 2001
Groups
Audit, Commerce and Purchasing (AU,CO,PG)
Date obtained
December 24, 2001
Groups
Health Services (DE,ND,MD,NU,OP,PH,PS,SW,VM)
Date obtained
January 10, 2002
Groups
Ship Repair, Chargehand
Date obtained
January 11, 2002
Groups
Ship Repair, East Coast (SRE)
Date obtained
February 1, 2002
Groups
Law (LA)
Date obtained
July 24, 2002
Groups
Electronics (EL)
Date obtained
August 13, 2002
Groups
Foreign Service (FS)
Date obtained
October 8, 2002
Groups
Financial Administration (FI)
Date obtained
January 10, 2003
Groups
Ship Repair, Chargehand and Production Supervisory Employees, East Coast (SRC)
Date obtained
June 3, 2003
Groups
Computer Systems Administration (CS)
Date obtained
July 30, 2003
Groups
Aircraft Operations (AO)
Date obtained
September 4, 2003
Groups
Printing Operations, Non-Supervisory (PR)
Date obtained
September 26, 2003
Groups
Applied Science and Engineering
(AC,AG,AR,BI,CH,EN,FO,MT,PC,SG-PAT,SG-SRE)
Date obtained
February 9, 2004
Groups
Air Traffic Control (AI)
Date obtained
February 23, 2004
Groups
Translation (TR)
Not surprisingly, we expected the Employer to extend these 2 days of leave to the EC Group during this round of bargaining. Unfortunately, these two days remain outstanding as we head to arbitration.
May 19, 2004
Not a day goes by without having CAPE EC members being reminded that we do not have the 2 days of leave per year, one to work as a volunteer for a charitable organization (volunteer leave) and one for reasons of a personal nature (personal leave).
The EC Group's last collective agreement was reached in June 2001. At the time, the PSAC groups were gearing up for a strike. When we tabled our proposals for leave improvements, Treasury Board gave us assurances at the table that during that particular round of bargaining, no other group would be granted more days of leave than the EC group had been granted. We accepted the Employer's word, we accepted the deal offered to us as it represented a significant pay increase for the majority of EC members. After a series of rotating strikes by the PSAC, the PSAC and the Treasury Board reconvened during the week of September 11 and reached an agreement which included the 2 days of volunteer and personal leave.
The following table shows the list of all of the groups, 66 in total, which have been granted the 2 days of leave and the date on which the days of leaves were available to employees.
PERSONAL LEAVE AND VOLUNTEER LEAVE
Date obtained
November 19, 2001
Groups
Table 1 - Program and Administrative Services (AS,CM,CR,DA,IS,OE,PM,ST,WP)
Table 2 - Operational Services
(FR,HP,HS,GL,GS,LI,PR,SC)
Table 3 - Technical Services
(DD,EG,GT,PY,PI,TI)
Table 5 - Education and Library Science
(ED,LS,EU)
Date obtained
December 12, 2001
Groups
Research (HR,MA,SE,DS)
Date obtained
December 18, 2001
Groups
Ship Repair, West Coast (SRW)
Date obtained
December 19, 2001
Groups
Audit, Commerce and Purchasing (AU,CO,PG)
Date obtained
December 24, 2001
Groups
Health Services (DE,ND,MD,NU,OP,PH,PS,SW,VM)
Date obtained
January 10, 2002
Groups
Ship Repair, Chargehand
Date obtained
January 11, 2002
Groups
Ship Repair, East Coast (SRE)
Date obtained
February 1, 2002
Groups
Law (LA)
Date obtained
July 24, 2002
Groups
Electronics (EL)
Date obtained
August 13, 2002
Groups
Foreign Service (FS)
Date obtained
October 8, 2002
Groups
Financial Administration (FI)
Date obtained
January 10, 2003
Groups
Ship Repair, Chargehand and Production Supervisory Employees, East Coast (SRC)
Date obtained
June 3, 2003
Groups
Computer Systems Administration (CS)
Date obtained
July 30, 2003
Groups
Aircraft Operations (AO)
Date obtained
September 4, 2003
Groups
Printing Operations, Non-Supervisory (PR)
Date obtained
September 26, 2003
Groups
Applied Science and Engineering
(AC,AG,AR,BI,CH,EN,FO,MT,PC,SG-PAT,SG-SRE)
Date obtained
February 9, 2004
Groups
Air Traffic Control (AI)
Date obtained
February 23, 2004
Groups
Translation (TR)
Not surprisingly, we expected the Employer to extend these 2 days of leave to the EC Group during this round of bargaining. Unfortunately, these two days remain outstanding as we head to arbitration.