Locals 534 and 650 are boycotting NPSW. This was shared on our social media:

📣📣 National Public Service Week // Semaine nationale de la fonction publique 📣📣

Next week will mark National Public Service Week. Typically, the employer will schedule us away from work for a couple of hours so we can know the true level of their appreciation – if we’re lucky, they may even allocate $5 to some activity which we’ll never see or be allowed to participate in.

Tell us, do you feel appreciated? Do you feel appreciated after Service Canada Ontario has systematically removed AWA? Do you feel appreciated that essentially all health and safety measures were removed months ago in SCC’s while the omicron variant was running rampant? Do you feel appreciated when our colleagues were placed on administrative leave while they posed zero danger in the office? Do you think a less than 1.7% annual increase is respectful given that inflation is nearly 4 times that rate?

If you’ve answered no to any of these questions, join us while we boycott next week’s activities. We need to send a strong and resounding message to our employer that until they respect us as workers, respect our collective agreement and table a respectful annual increase at the bargaining table, we will not be participating. After all, you can’t put thanks in the bank.

✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿✊🏼✊🏾✊🏽✊🏿

La semaine prochaine marquera la Semaine nationale de la fonction publique. En général, l’employeur nous accorde quelques heures d’absence du travail afin que nous puissions connaître le véritable niveau de son appréciation – si nous avons de la chance, il peut même allouer 5 $ à une activité que nous ne verrons jamais ou à laquelle nous ne pourrons pas participer.

Dites-nous, vous sentez-vous apprécié ? Vous sentez-vous appréciés après que Service Canada Ontario ait systématiquement supprimé l’RHT? Vous sentez-vous appréciés que toutes les mesures de santé et de sécurité aient été supprimées il y a plusieurs mois dans les CSC alors que la variante omicron sévissait ? Avez-vous apprécié que nos collègues aient été mis en congé administratif alors qu’ils ne présentaient aucun danger au bureau ? Pensez-vous qu’une augmentation annuelle inférieure à 1,7 % est respectueuse étant donné que l’inflation est près de 4 fois supérieure à ce taux ?

Si vous avez répondu non à l’une de ces questions, rejoignez-nous pour boycotter les activités de la semaine prochaine. Nous devons envoyer un message fort et retentissant à notre employeur : tant qu’il ne nous respectera pas en tant que travailleurs, qu’il ne respectera pas notre convention collective et qu’il ne déposera pas une augmentation annuelle respectueuse à la table de négociation, nous ne participerons pas. Après tout, les merci ne payent pas le loyer.

In solidarity / En toute solidarité,

CEIU 00534 Executive Committee
SEIC 00534 Comité exécutif

Across BDSB – any members that has been denied for AWA schedule for the period of June 27^th and Sept 10^th .

Please provide us the your name by June 10th, and starting June 13th there will be arrangement for meetings during the work day to get them sorted out.

Names can be submitted to any of the executives, stewards and/or local email.

In solidarity,

CEIU Local 581

Hello friends,

The CEIU Ontario Front End/Outreach Committee is excited to launch our first Mobilization drive for Front-ends.   

As conveyed at our May 18, 2022 province-wide virtual meeting, through this mobilization drive we are going to raise our collective voice regarding our concerns (safety, equity, wellness and others), show solidarity as a united front and build a network of support for the crucial work we do in service of this great country.  

As part of this movement, we are providing a golf shirt to all front-end members and we would appreciate a commitment from each of you to wear it on the designated dates that will be shared after distribution is complete. The costs of the shirts are covered by the CEIU Ontario Region. 

Please share this link containing the shirt order form with your members who are CSOs, CSSs and TLs. 

CEIU Front End Committee Shirt Order Form (google.com)

Thank you in advance for all your hard work and dedication to our component and union during this trying and stressful time. We are calling on each and every one of you to support us as we endeavor to improve the lives of all the members in Front-End workplaces. 

Stay safe, Stay healthy and Stay strong.

In Solidarity,

Your Front End/Outreach Committee

Chris Aylward elected PSAC National President

Sharon DeSousa acclimated PSAC National Executive Vice President

Alex Silas elected PSAC Alternate National Executive Vice President

In solidarity,

CEIU Local 581

May 24, 2022

Since the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board ruled in favour of public service workersregarding the use of the 699 leave last March, Treasury Board has failed to implement the decision. 

The decision stipulates that the employer can’t force workers to exhaust all other leave options before considering requests for 699 leave for COVID-19 related reasons. This decision meant that PSAC members who filed individual grievances related to 699 leave would be able request the leave be reimbursed to their leave banks.  

This was a relief for many workers who were forced to use sick leave, family-related leave, or vacation leave. Yet it still appears that some departments continue to direct members to use other leave options before approving 699 leave, which is completely unacceptable.  

The failure to implement the decision is causing significant confusion for members. More importantly, it is in direct violation of the collective agreement’s leave clauses. 

Since the decision was issued in March, Treasury Board has never consulted PSAC to draft directives or guidelines to implement the decision — despite our many requests to initiate the process. 

PSAC has once again reached out to the employer asking them to take immediate, meaningful action to change its practice, reimburse affected members, and engage with the union. If Treasury Board refuses to comply in a timely manner, PSAC will return the issue to the arbitration board and demand that Treasury Board comply with the decision.

https://psacunion.ca/699-leave-treasury-board-fails-to-implement-arbitration-ruling?fbclid=IwAR3yRzTdgp9lX-Sav0FiyJyv5Uacoy9wWKU5KOImwOvbsR66H779QWeL2sQ

Date and time

Fri, May 27, 2022 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM EDT

Location

Online event

Event description

Join us Friday, May 27 & Friday, June 1 at 7pm EST to discuss what it takes to make “mobilization” an action and not just a word.

The Action Caucus is a cross-union initiative of leaders and activists who want to see our union movement recover its roots of radicalism, militancy, class conscious politics and action-oriented strategy. We are active at Canada Labour Congress & Provincial Federation conventions, and seeking to grow our presence within affiliate unions to advance this work. 

• We support a labour movement that is based on unity in action with class struggle positions.
• We are opposed to all forms of discrimination and will actively fight against racism, sexism and homophobia within our unions. Particular attention is needed to eliminate anti-Black and Indigenous racism.
• We support strong organizing strategies that help unorganized workers, the unemployed and community groups fight for their rights.
• We agree capitalism is failing working people and are opposed to austerity agendas during this economic crisis and will fight to curb corporate greed and power. In other words, people before profit.
• We want to expand labour and human rights and will campaign for the types of social programs which protect working families.
• We want to build solidarity between workers in Quebec, the First Nations and the rest of Canada based on the right of nations to self-determination.
• We are Internationalists and do not support foreign intervention in the affairs of other nations.
• We agree to coordinate our work on a plan of action to accomplish our goals.
• We agree there is a need for labour to work beyond electoral strategies and for independent political action.

This is an informal and volunteer driven event that does not have bilingual support or accessibility support at this time. We hope to recruit volunteers who can assist us in making the caucus accessible for future events. If you would like to participate but will face accessibility barriers, please contact me at sean.mcneill@protonmail.ch

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/psac-action-caucus-building-a-network-to-push-our-union-forward-tickets-345727790127

Hello everyone,

In your (ESDC) work email on May 18, you received an email titled “We want to hear from you”. It describes a townhall with the Deputy Minister on June 16 and calls for questions for an “Ask Me Anything”. In that spirit, please consider submitting the below prepared question. Let us know that you have submitted the question,  so we can track how many did submit it and if they ignore it we can make note of this to the membership in follow up. 

Please do not send the email directly off of this thread or from your personal email. Please submit through your work email and copy & paste the question. If you cannot find the email and need the address for sending the question to, please reach out. Deadline is May 25th.

Question: The Department has spoken frequently about supporting a hybrid work model that recognizes the value of work-from-home (WFH) arrangements. However, at the bargaining table the Treasury Board refuses to include any language about WFH in the collective agreement. Does the Department leadership support the call for equity and transparency in WFH policy through its inclusion in the collective agreement?

I would encourage everyone to watch this heart felt, powerful and empowering webcast that was delivered through the Canada School of Public Service and now available on YouTube. See link attached. If you have any content that you would like to post that are relevant to our union, local and work. Feel free to reach out to localceiu581@gmail.com.

https://youtu.be/v6HeHpNJDfw

Have a fun and safe long weekend!

Dear Member of CEIU/PSAC:

You are receiving this email as a member in good standing of the Canada Employment and Immigration (CEIU), a component of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC).

CEIU, is once again pleased to be offering National Scholarships to CEIU members in good standing, their spouse, their common-law partner, and/or their dependant(s). The scholarships are offered from the “royalties” CEIU receives from The Personal Insurance as well as the BMO CEIU Master Card, from the business they both receive from CEIU members.  

Attached you will find CEIU Policy 31, which provides further information on the 2022 CEIU National Scholarships, as well as the Application Form.

Deadline date to send the completed application form and necessary documents is 4:00 p.m.(Ottawa time) on August 26^th, 2022.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact the CEIU National Office by email at: national@ceiu-seic.ca

Sue Séguin

Executive Assistant and Advisor to the National President

Adjointe exécutive et conseillère au président national

Canada Employment and Immigration Union (CEIU)

Syndicat de l’Emploi et de l’Immigration du Canada (SEIC)

613-236-9634 ext 225  ou / or 855-271-3848 ext 225

Cell :  873-353-4446

www.ceiu-seic.ca