August 17, 2010 | Posted in: Classification

Ontario Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists win reclassification battle

After working for years at the PM-03 level while their colleagues across the country were PM-04’s, Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists (VRS) in Ontario have finally been upgraded.

August 16, 2010 | Posted in: Collective Bargaining

Rooftop BBQ kicks off Collective Bargaining Campaign

CEIU locals in Winnipeg kicked off their collective bargaining campaign with a rooftop barbeque. Current contracts will expire next year, and all levels of the union are gearing up for the coming round of negotiations.

August 13, 2010 | Posted in: Collective Bargaining

Have your say: complete PSAC’S online bargaining survey

Put forward your priorities for the upcoming round of negotiations by filling out an online PSAC survey. The PA agreement expires on June 20, 2011 and the union wants to hear from you about the improvements you want.

July 30, 2010 | Posted in: CIC

Pushing back pays off: Sydney processing centre to hire up to 160 more staff

In the spring of 2010, CEIU took action against the loss of 147 term and casual jobs at the CIC processing centre in Sydney, Nova Scotia. At the local, regional and national levels, CEIU pushed back to save jobs and maintain quality public services. This work has paid off: CIC Sydney will be hiring up to approximately 160 term staff to address the centre’s backlogs at CIC Sydney’s Case Processing Centre, Permanent Resident Card Centre and the Federal Skilled Workers Project.

July 9, 2010 | Posted in: CIC

PSAC President writes to Minister over job losses in Sydney

CEIU and the PSAC have been pushing back against the government’s job cuts in Sydney since March 2010, and the work is continuing. On July 8, PSAC President John Gordon wrote to Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenny to call for the restoration of the jobs needed to deliver quality service to CIC clients.

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