Bargaining Update 15 Binding Conciliation: The Nominees Are Chosen
Thursday, April 13, 2017
As you know, on December 20th 2016, Treasury Board (TB) rejected our proposals on pay and on compensatory leave and made no counter proposals. TB tabled no proposal to address the fact that federal government lawyers are paid significantly less than their provincial counterparts for doing the...
Bargaining Update 14 The AJC Has Declared an Impasse
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
The AJC negotiations team met with Treasury Board negotiators on December 19 and 20. Some progress was made on technical changes and minor issues.
However, TB rejected our proposals on pay and on compensatory leave and made no counter proposals. TB tabled no proposal to address the fact...
Bargaining Update 13 Collective Bargaining Resuscitated
Thursday, November 10, 2016
The AJC negotiations team met with Treasury Board negotiators on Wednesday in a resuscitated effort after the AJC protested Treasury Board's unilateral decision to cancel bargaining (see...
Bargaining Update 12 Dates are sets and wage comparability study to be delivered by the end of October
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Treasury Board has promised to provide their wage comparability study to the negotiation team for review by the end of October 2016.
While the AJC looks forward to resuming negotiations, we have also advised the new negotiator that if this upcoming session proceeds in the same...
Bargaining Update 11 AJC requests change to ”binding conciliation” to TB
Friday, September 2, 2016
The AJC has formally requested a change to switch from conciliation/strike route to "binding conciliation" for the current round of collective bargaining.
The concept of "binding conciliation" pursuant to s. 182 of the PSLRA is intended to provide a process that is substantively the...