[Tb-bargaining] Labour Board Settlement Reached over CBSA Arming Intranet Posting

[Patrick Bragg]

CBSA to Remove Arming Q & A from Atlas Website.

Last year our Union filed an Unfair Labour Practice charge with the
Public Service Labour Relations Board alleging bad faith bargaining on
the part of Treasury Board and CBSA. The charge was filed in response to
CBSA*s posting of a Question and Answer document dealing with the
impact of the Arming Initiative on it*s employees, including PSAC
members, while our Union and Treasury Board were engaged in collective
bargaining over the issue of job security of CBSA employees in the
context of the arming initiative.

After a mediation session convened by the Labour Board this past summer
and subsequent talks this week (October 28th), we have reached an
agreement with CBSA resolving our Unfair Labour Practice charge filed
with the Board.

The agreement states, among other things, that CBSA will be removing
the current Q & A document on Atlas and replace it with a statement from
management indicating that it is being removed *in the interest of
good labour relations and good faith collective bargaining*. The
agreement also iterates a commitment to *bargain collectively in good
faith*.

While our dispute with the employer regarding the impact of the Arming
Initiative on union members at CBSA is far from settled, this agreement
is a step forward. We remain hopeful that the new leadership at CBSA
will demonstrate a willingness to work with us at the bargaining table
in ensuring job security for PSAC members as firearms are implemented.

If you have any questions contact a member of our bargaining team or
your Shop Steward. For more information go to: www.ceuda.psac.com.

PSAC at CBSA United for a Fair Contract