Association Ratifies New SI/ES Collective Agreement
June 2001
On June 27th your Association signed a new Collective Agreement with Treasury Board. The agreement was ratified by an overwhelming majority of the voting members. This indication of support came after an arduous yet cooperative round of collective bargaining with the employer. “This is a strong endorsement of the work of the Bargaining Committee, and the collaborative nature of this round of bargaining,” said Association President Bill Krause.
“This is a forward looking contract,” President Krause stated. “It sees our members being the first Federal Government employees to benefit from the eventual transition to the Universal Classification Standard. The wage harmonization which resulted from the integration of the separate SI and ES pay scales allows the members to benefit now from an exercise that all bargaining agents will eventually be compelled to undertake. We anticipate that more monies will be put in the pot when the conversion to UCS finally takes place.”
The contract, which comes into effect retroactive to June 23, 2000, sees 90% of our members benefiting from anywhere between 10.4% to 20% over the life of the agreement depending on the individual member’s level and present position on pay lines.
Unique to this ES SI Collective Agreement is the fact that the employer and the Association have agreed to explore the development of two articles, the first being the article relating to travelling time. Both sides agreed to form a working group to examine the various issues relating to this article. The second and more high profile article states that a pilot project will be undertaken for the duration of the agreement that will address the issue of information about the Association being provided to new members of the group. “This continued co-development is reflective of the bargaining process we just completed,” said President Krause. “Our relationship and reputation with the employer has benefited enormously from the professional and forthright manner in which both sides approached the bargaining process.”
The employer has 90 days from the date of signing to implement the pecuniary changes to the Collective Agreement.
June 2001
On June 27th your Association signed a new Collective Agreement with Treasury Board. The agreement was ratified by an overwhelming majority of the voting members. This indication of support came after an arduous yet cooperative round of collective bargaining with the employer. “This is a strong endorsement of the work of the Bargaining Committee, and the collaborative nature of this round of bargaining,” said Association President Bill Krause.
“This is a forward looking contract,” President Krause stated. “It sees our members being the first Federal Government employees to benefit from the eventual transition to the Universal Classification Standard. The wage harmonization which resulted from the integration of the separate SI and ES pay scales allows the members to benefit now from an exercise that all bargaining agents will eventually be compelled to undertake. We anticipate that more monies will be put in the pot when the conversion to UCS finally takes place.”
The contract, which comes into effect retroactive to June 23, 2000, sees 90% of our members benefiting from anywhere between 10.4% to 20% over the life of the agreement depending on the individual member’s level and present position on pay lines.
Unique to this ES SI Collective Agreement is the fact that the employer and the Association have agreed to explore the development of two articles, the first being the article relating to travelling time. Both sides agreed to form a working group to examine the various issues relating to this article. The second and more high profile article states that a pilot project will be undertaken for the duration of the agreement that will address the issue of information about the Association being provided to new members of the group. “This continued co-development is reflective of the bargaining process we just completed,” said President Krause. “Our relationship and reputation with the employer has benefited enormously from the professional and forthright manner in which both sides approached the bargaining process.”
The employer has 90 days from the date of signing to implement the pecuniary changes to the Collective Agreement.