Overtime work

When the employer comes offering overtime work, remember what they’re saying to us at the bargaining table and just say “no”.

In bargaining, the employer’s offer tells us they don’t value our work. If they did, a new contract would have been signed months ago and our minds would not be focused on strike preparation.

When the employer looks for overtime work, they are admitting that they value our work and they need it. But they can’t have it both ways. If they don’t value our work at the bargaining table then they don’t deserve to get overtime work from us.

We are asking members to turn down offers of overtime work. You have the right to do this as long as the overtime is not declared by the employer to be mandatory. If declared mandatory, we advise that you perform the work and later grieve the matter.

We realize that to some, this may seem drastic. However, the Treasury Board is taking drastic action at the bargaining table by ignoring the value of the work you perform daily.

To succeed in bargaining, we need to send the employer the message – as often as we can – that we deserve better. You can do this on a daily basis in your local. Join with others in your office in dress-downs, picket practice and discussion about what is at stake in this round of bargaining. Send the message!