Collective Bargaining
January 27, 2012
CAPE received notice from the Public Service Labour Relations Board (PSLRB) on January 17 that the Board is proceeding with the establishment of a three-member arbitration board further to a request from CAPE.
EC Bargaining Update
January 18, 2012
CAPE filed for arbitration on December 14. As required it provided the Public Service Labour Relations Board (PSLRB) a list of outstanding issues brought to the table by CAPE, the language of the proposals, and a description of bargaining that occurred during the current round.
TR Bargaining Update
January 13, 2012
On Tuesday, January 10, 2012, in order to resolve the impasse at the TR bargaining table, CAPE made a request to the Public Service Labour Relations Board for the establishment of an arbitration board.
TR Bargaining Update
December 23, 2011
The TR bargaining committee had hoped to reach an agreement in principle at the bargaining table this week. The parties sought to achieve a final solution through combinations of proposals.
EC Bargaining Update
December 15, 2011
In spite of attempts by CAPE to come to a negotiated settlement, Treasury Board set conditions at the bargaining table that made it impossible to truly negotiate.
EC Bargaining Update
December 8, 2011
The parties met at the table on November 22, 23 and 24. CAPE tabled a comprehensive, evidence-based pay proposal on November 22 and devoted the entire day to presenting its rationale.
TR Bargaining Update
Decembre 1, 2011
Negotiations have been difficult, yet some important issues have been resolved and the parties have conditional agreement on several proposals. If there is agreement at the bargaining table, the improvements to the collective agreement will be included in the tentative agreement.
Library of Parliament Bargaining Update
November 4, 2011
After the exchange of proposals in late August, the parties reconvened at the bargaining table on October 4-6 and 18-20. Things were progressing smoothly and we were cautiously optimistic that a settlement would be reached at the table.
EC Bargaining Update
October 17, 2011
The parties met at the table on October 11, 12 and 13 to begin negotiating proposals explained on September 1st. There was agreement on a handful of editorial changes that do not impact entitlements or rights.
TR Bargaining Update
October 7, 2011
The parties met at the table on September 27 and 28 to begin discussion of proposals tabled on August 31st. There was agreement on editorial changes that do not impact entitlements or rights.
TR Bargaining Update
September 8, 2011
The parties met at the table on June 15th to exchange proposals, and spent the summer analyzing and preparing for discussions that will occur this fall.
EC Bargaining Update
September 8, 2011
The parties met at the table on June 17 to exchange proposals and spent the summer analyzing and preparing for discussions that will occur this fall.
Exchange of Proposals at the Library of Parliament
September 8, 2011
CAPE exchanged collective bargaining proposals with the Employer at the Library of Parliament on August 30th. The parties will reconvene at the bargaining table on October 4th, 5th and 6th and on October18th, 19th and 20th.
EC Bargaining Update
July 5, 2011
The EC bargaining team met with the employer’s team at the bargaining table on Friday June 17, for the first time in the current round of negotiations.
TR Bargaining Update
June 16, 2011
The TR bargaining team met with the employer’s team at the bargaining table yesterday, June 15, for the first time in the current round of negotiations.
TR Collective Bargaining – Update
May 20, 2011
Most research has been completed, including the analysis of input provided by TR members with the bargaining input survey.
EC Collective Bargaining – Update
May 20, 2011
Most research has been completed, including the analysis of input provided by EC members with the bargaining input survey.
The Invitation to Bargain Early and a Call for Membership Input
November 12, 2010
In an article posted on its web site on October 15 CAPE announced that it had accepted an invitation from Treasury Board to meet at the bargaining table prior to the expiration of the TR collective agreement and prior to the expiration of the EC collective agreement. These meetings will occur in the wake of a recent tentative settlement between the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and Treasury Board at 3 of the 5 PSAC tables and a rejection to meet by the 6 bargaining teams of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC). CAPE has prepared a Questions and Answers document on recent events and on the process ahead. The Qs & As also contains a call for input from members and e-mail addresses to which the input should be sent. Members should note that the invitation was from Treasury Board. As a result, the newly appointed bargaining committee for our members at the Library of Parliament will be preparing for negotiations according to the normal and expected calendar.
When bargaining becomes an issue
October 15, 2010
CAPE is the bargaining agent for two Treasury Board groups, the EC and TR groups, and one group at the Library of Parliament, and the three collective agreements for these will be up for renewal in 2011. As usual, CAPE has made a call for volunteers to form bargaining committees to negotiate those three contracts when they expire next year.
However, even before these committees could meet in order to begin the long process of preparing for the bargaining table, we saw in the media that the Treasury Board Secretariat was inviting the Public Service Alliance of Canada to what was called "expedited" bargaining. The Alliance was the only union involved in this at the time. Those bargaining agents who were either already at the table in the regular cycle, including the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada for some of its Treasury Board groups, or bargaining agents that had sent their notice of intention to bargain, were side-tracked by Treasury Board to allow this.
EC Bargaining Update
January 27, 2012
CAPE received notice from the Public Service Labour Relations Board (PSLRB) on January 17 that the Board is proceeding with the establishment of a three-member arbitration board further to a request from CAPE.
EC Bargaining Update
January 18, 2012
CAPE filed for arbitration on December 14. As required it provided the Public Service Labour Relations Board (PSLRB) a list of outstanding issues brought to the table by CAPE, the language of the proposals, and a description of bargaining that occurred during the current round.
TR Bargaining Update
January 13, 2012
On Tuesday, January 10, 2012, in order to resolve the impasse at the TR bargaining table, CAPE made a request to the Public Service Labour Relations Board for the establishment of an arbitration board.
TR Bargaining Update
December 23, 2011
The TR bargaining committee had hoped to reach an agreement in principle at the bargaining table this week. The parties sought to achieve a final solution through combinations of proposals.
EC Bargaining Update
December 15, 2011
In spite of attempts by CAPE to come to a negotiated settlement, Treasury Board set conditions at the bargaining table that made it impossible to truly negotiate.
EC Bargaining Update
December 8, 2011
The parties met at the table on November 22, 23 and 24. CAPE tabled a comprehensive, evidence-based pay proposal on November 22 and devoted the entire day to presenting its rationale.
TR Bargaining Update
Decembre 1, 2011
Negotiations have been difficult, yet some important issues have been resolved and the parties have conditional agreement on several proposals. If there is agreement at the bargaining table, the improvements to the collective agreement will be included in the tentative agreement.
Library of Parliament Bargaining Update
November 4, 2011
After the exchange of proposals in late August, the parties reconvened at the bargaining table on October 4-6 and 18-20. Things were progressing smoothly and we were cautiously optimistic that a settlement would be reached at the table.
EC Bargaining Update
October 17, 2011
The parties met at the table on October 11, 12 and 13 to begin negotiating proposals explained on September 1st. There was agreement on a handful of editorial changes that do not impact entitlements or rights.
TR Bargaining Update
October 7, 2011
The parties met at the table on September 27 and 28 to begin discussion of proposals tabled on August 31st. There was agreement on editorial changes that do not impact entitlements or rights.
TR Bargaining Update
September 8, 2011
The parties met at the table on June 15th to exchange proposals, and spent the summer analyzing and preparing for discussions that will occur this fall.
EC Bargaining Update
September 8, 2011
The parties met at the table on June 17 to exchange proposals and spent the summer analyzing and preparing for discussions that will occur this fall.
Exchange of Proposals at the Library of Parliament
September 8, 2011
CAPE exchanged collective bargaining proposals with the Employer at the Library of Parliament on August 30th. The parties will reconvene at the bargaining table on October 4th, 5th and 6th and on October18th, 19th and 20th.
EC Bargaining Update
July 5, 2011
The EC bargaining team met with the employer’s team at the bargaining table on Friday June 17, for the first time in the current round of negotiations.
TR Bargaining Update
June 16, 2011
The TR bargaining team met with the employer’s team at the bargaining table yesterday, June 15, for the first time in the current round of negotiations.
TR Collective Bargaining – Update
May 20, 2011
Most research has been completed, including the analysis of input provided by TR members with the bargaining input survey.
EC Collective Bargaining – Update
May 20, 2011
Most research has been completed, including the analysis of input provided by EC members with the bargaining input survey.
The Invitation to Bargain Early and a Call for Membership Input
November 12, 2010
In an article posted on its web site on October 15 CAPE announced that it had accepted an invitation from Treasury Board to meet at the bargaining table prior to the expiration of the TR collective agreement and prior to the expiration of the EC collective agreement. These meetings will occur in the wake of a recent tentative settlement between the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and Treasury Board at 3 of the 5 PSAC tables and a rejection to meet by the 6 bargaining teams of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC). CAPE has prepared a Questions and Answers document on recent events and on the process ahead. The Qs & As also contains a call for input from members and e-mail addresses to which the input should be sent. Members should note that the invitation was from Treasury Board. As a result, the newly appointed bargaining committee for our members at the Library of Parliament will be preparing for negotiations according to the normal and expected calendar.
When bargaining becomes an issue
October 15, 2010
CAPE is the bargaining agent for two Treasury Board groups, the EC and TR groups, and one group at the Library of Parliament, and the three collective agreements for these will be up for renewal in 2011. As usual, CAPE has made a call for volunteers to form bargaining committees to negotiate those three contracts when they expire next year.
However, even before these committees could meet in order to begin the long process of preparing for the bargaining table, we saw in the media that the Treasury Board Secretariat was inviting the Public Service Alliance of Canada to what was called "expedited" bargaining. The Alliance was the only union involved in this at the time. Those bargaining agents who were either already at the table in the regular cycle, including the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada for some of its Treasury Board groups, or bargaining agents that had sent their notice of intention to bargain, were side-tracked by Treasury Board to allow this.