As you know, on November 3rd 2017 the SCC agreed with the AJC´s submission that management´s refusal to compensate our members on standby duty was unreasonable and unfair.

As you are aware from our communiqué last week, if the Phoenix pay system caused an overpayment for you in the 2017, you have until January 19, 2018 to report it in order to avoid having to pay back the gross amount.

If the Phoenix pay system caused an overpayment for you in the 2017, you have until January 19, 2018. to report it in order to avoid having to pay back the gross amount.

Treasury Board has sent us a draft proposal this week.

On behalf of our members and in close collaboration with the other bargaining agents, the AJC has used virtually every available mechanism to put pressure on the Government and we continue to urge elected officials to do everything in their power to expedite a fix and ensure public servants have adequate access to resources.

We want to give you a quick update on Standby Duty.

On Friday, the AJC scored a victory in the SCC for our members!

At long last, our hearing took place on October 25th 2017 as scheduled before a panel of three “conciliators” who will make a binding decision that will be constitute our arbitral award.

Our first “Binding Conciliation” session was completed yesterday.

On behalf of our members and in close collaboration with the other bargaining agents, the AJC has used virtually every available mechanism to put pressure on the Government and we continue to urge elected officials to do everything in their power to expedite a fix and ensure public servants have adequate access to resources.

The AJC has formally requested a change to switch from conciliation/strike route to "binding conciliation" for the current round of collective bargaining.

Treasury Board has promised to provide their wage comparability study to the negotiation team for review by the end of October 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.

The AJC negotiations team met with Treasury Board negotiators on December 19 and 20. Some progress was made on technical changes and minor issues.

Our mediation session with the conciliation panel was held last Wednesday and it was regrettably unproductive.