The Association of Justice Counsel (AJC) warns that the deep spending cuts announced in Budget 2025 risk undermining the very systems Canadians depend on to uphold fairness, accountability, and public safety.
Join the AJC for a webinar for its newest members on union membership, the collective agreement and benefits, and advocacy.
The Association of Justice Counsel (AJC) stands in solidarity with members of the BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) and the Professional Employees Association (PEA), who have begun job action following the expiry of their collective agreements and the breakdown of negotiations with the Government of British Columbia.
The AJC congratulates CUPE members at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge who defied the federal government’s back-to-work order. Their tenacious and brave stand brought their employer to the bargaining table to end unpaid work.
On 30 May 2017, the JJD filed a policy grievance against the employer and the PPSC, having failed to comply with the commitment to provide “Superior” ratings at 20% of the total LP population within the PPSC.
As Covid-19 infections continue to rise across the country, provinces are imposing strict lockdowns and closures affecting parents with school age children.
On December 15th 2022, the National Joint Council of bargaining agents met virtually with Treasury Board officials and were informed that the Employer will be introducing a new common hybrid work model for federal public servants.
You may recall that in February of this year, after our success in the Supreme Court of Canada , we reached an interim agreement with the Employer on Standby duty and Call back.
On Friday, we were advised that the Employer will not meet its legal duty to issue the arbitral award retroactive payout before November 7 as ordered.
The issue is the prorating of performance pay in relation to pre-promotion period for the year in which lawyers are promoted.
As we indicated to members in May, the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board (Board) concluded that management's unilateral directive on the leave reconciliation exercise was unreasonable and unfair.
The hallmarks of a healthy democracy is the right and ability of citizens to participate freely in the election process.
In response to our November 19th update on pay errors and retro performance pay, PSPC has reported back to us on the progress made.
As was explained in greater detail at the AGM, we have no control over the panel, and are as anxious as all of you to receive a decision.
As we maintained throughout, the retroactive reconciliation exercise imposed on our membership by the employer for 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012 and 2012-2013, violates section 5.02 of the collective agreement.