GSBC bargaining update: Non-monetary items discussed

Your negotiations team met with the employer again on Thursday, Nov. 12, and Friday, Nov. 13, to discuss non-monetary items in the next collective bargaining agreement.

They were able to sign off on clarifying the language on some items.

The most notable of these was on Article 28 on Disciplinary Action. The two sides agreed to language that will improve the information given to members who are the subject of a workplace investigation, and quickened the process.

Other items on which there was agreement included:

• Article 31 Casual, Illness;
• Article 32 General, Illness;
• Supplement 1 (former Supplement 2);
• Letter of Understanding (LOUs) 19, 20 and 21;
• Sub 1 NEW LOUs 4, 5 (work schedules for Kananaskis and Sikome Lake); and
• Sub 2 LOU 2 (joint advisory committee  change to read it will meet “at least quarterly”).

Talks are scheduled to resume on Nov. 24 and 25. The discussion will continue to focus on non-monetary items including the grievance process and the language around layoffs and recalls.

Please stay tuned to the website and your email inboxes for further developments.

Your Government Services Bargaining Committee (GSBC)
Rebecca Leblanc, Local 001, [email protected]
Andrea Waywanko, Local 002, [email protected]
Dax Lydiard, Local 003, [email protected]
Steve Eagles, Local 004, [email protected]
Randy Ramsden, Local 005, [email protected]
Donna Smith, Local 006, [email protected]
Angela Pala, Local 009, [email protected]
Ken Podulsky (GSBC Vice-chair), Local 012, [email protected]  

AUPE staff resources
Dale Perry, negotiations spokesperson, [email protected]
Merryn Edwards, negotiations spokesperson, [email protected]
Farris Sobhani, organizer, [email protected]
Madelaine Sommers, organizer, [email protected]
Terry Inigo-Jones, communications, [email protected]