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January 27, 2020 - Your Bargaining Committee and CAT want to thank the membership for their participation in the bargaining survey that was handed out in January.
The Committee is meeting February 4, 5, and 6, 2020 to go over the results of the survey that you completed and develop our opening proposals based on your feedback.
In terms of process, the official Notice of Intent to Bargain has been sent and both the employer and your Bargaining Committee have set March 19, 2020 as our first day of bargaining which is where the two committees will exchange our opening proposals. The committees are then scheduled to meet again on March 23 and 24, 2020 to begin the bargaining process.
The Committee would like to remind everyone again that the existing terms of the current agreement remain in force until a new agreement is ratified or an impasse is declared.
Le 27 janvier 2020 - Nous avons publié une communication en date du 11 décembre, après que des membres nous aient signalé qu’ils n’étaient plus autorisés à utiliser les toilettes pendant leur temps de travail, tandis que d’autres membres rapportaient qu’ils n’avaient pas eu de retour à ce sujet.
Nous avons demandé aux membres de nous adresser leurs commentaires afin de nous faire une meilleure idée du nombre de personnes concernées : s’agissait-il d’une majorité ou seulement de quelques cas isolés nous ayant été rapportés ?
Nous avons reçu plus de 100 réponses. 81 membres ont indiqué que la direction les avait empêchés, d’une façon ou d'une autre, de se rendre aux toilettes quand ils en avaient besoin. 10 membres ont indiqué qu’ils n’avaient aucun problème ; les autres commentaires ne portaient pas sur ce sujet.
Nous sommes en train de contacter les membres ayant fourni leurs coordonnées afin de bénéficier d’une assistance supplémentaire. Certains membres pourraient notamment faire l’objet de considérations médicales que la direction devrait prendre en compte.
Nous remercions tous les membres qui ont répondu. Les commentaires des membres nous permettent de quantifier s'il y a un problème à résoudre.
En nous basant sur les commentaires reçus, nous sommes fermement convaincus qu'il s'agit d'un problème sérieux qui doit être résolu.
Les commentaires démontrent qu'il n'y a pas de cohérence d'un gestionnaire / département à l'autre. Il a également été suggéré que la raison pour laquelle il y a des réticences à utiliser le code d’urgence est due au fait que celui-ci a un impact sur les statistiques de la direction.
Voici quelques commentaires des membres :
« Je n'ai jamais été aux toilettes pendant les heures de bureau. Pour être honnête, j’ai peur. »
« Selon ce qui m'a été communiqué, la marge autorisée pour le temps personnel / urgence est de 0 %, y compris pour les besoins naturels. Si nous ne voulons pas que notre nom apparaisse sur un rapport, nous ne devons jamais utiliser ce code. Je n'ai pas été réprimandé par mon chef d’équipe, mais je fais très attention à ne pas utiliser ce code. »
« Il nous a été dit que les 6 minutes par jour auxquelles nous avons droit n'étaient pas prévues pour faire nos besoins naturels mais pour des urgences, et qu'il n'y a pas d'urgence tous les jours. »
« Il nous a été dit que si nous devons utiliser les toilettes plus longtemps que le temps qu’ils jugent nécessaire, nous devons leur fournir une note du médecin afin d’être excusés. »
« On ne m’a pas dit expressément de ne pas aller aux toilettes, mais je dois travailler à réduire mon temps “d'urgence”, ce qui revient à dire que je vais trop souvent aux toilettes. Cela a été mentionné à plusieurs reprises lors de mes one-on-one. C'est dégradant que quelqu'un vous dise que vous allez trop souvent aux toilettes. »
January 27, 2020 - On Dec 11th we sent a communication detailing members reporting that they are no longer allowed to use company time for a Bio Break, while other members report they are not having any “blow back”.
We sought member feedback for a better picture of whether many individuals were impacted or if there were just a few cases here and there that we had heard about.
We received over 100 responses. 81 members indicated that they had been impeded from going to the washroom by management when they needed to, to some degree. 10 members indicated they were having no problems and the remaining responses were not on topic.
We are in the process of contacting each member who provided their contact information for further assistance. In particular, members could have medical considerations which should be taken into account by management.
We would like to thank all members who responded. Member feedback allows us to quantify if there is an issue to be addressed.
Based on members’ feedback we strongly believe this is an issue that needs to be addressed.
The feedback shows there is no consistency between managers and or departments. It has also been suggested that the reason why there is push back for using Aux Emergency is due to the Aux Emergency code negatively impacting managers’ stats.
Some direct feedback from members included:
“I have never used the bathroom on company time. Frankly, I’m afraid to.”
“The policy I’ve been told is we have a 0% allotment for personal/emergency time including bio breaks, and if we don’t want to show up on a report, not to ever use that call state. I have not been reprimanded by my manager, but I am very careful not to use that state.”
“We were told the 6 mins we have per day was not bio breaks but “emergency time” and that, there isn’t an emergency every single day.”
“We were told that if we need to use the bathroom more than whatever they feel is an appropriate amount that we should provide them with a doctor’s note in order to be excused.”
“I am not specifically told not to pee but that I have to work on my “emergency” time which means I go to the bathroom too much. This has been mentioned several times in one on one sessions. It is degrading when someone says I basically go to the bathroom too much.”
“My manager has told us we are no longer allowed to use Aux Emergency to go to the bathroom and must utilize our breaks for this and if we can’t wait then we have to tell them or the OCM if they are not in office.”
“Working in a call center I find that it’s very hard to wait almost 3 hours sometimes for a glass of water or to use the washroom.”
Generally, the feedback shows two tendencies:
1) That use of Aux Emergency is permitted however, there...
A Joint Health & Safety Committee was formed to regularly address the safety concerns of our members. The Committee performs safety audits, reports member concerns, notifies the company of safety violations and does various safety walks.
A Joint Health & Safety Committee was formed to regularly address the safety concerns of our members. The Committee performs safety audits, reports member concerns, notifies the company of safety violations and does various safety walks.
In an effort to minimize subcontracting, a joint committee was established. Subcontracting is defined as the placement of work previously performed by the bargaining unit with outside concerns when such work could be performed by the bargaining unit at the time of such placement without overtime or additional equipment and at the same quality level as that offered by the outside concerns.
In an effort to minimize subcontracting, a joint committee was established. Subcontracting is defined as the placement of work previously performed by the bargaining unit with outside concerns when such work could be performed by the bargaining unit at the time of such placement without overtime or additional equipment and at the same quality level as that offered by the outside concerns.
In an effort to minimize subcontracting, a joint committee was established. The Committee will discuss factors such as, but not limited to, timeliness, available manpower, commitment of the workers, equipment needed, and economics. Whenever practical, the Committee will be given the opportunity to discuss proposed subcontracted projects before they are subcontracted.
In an effort to minimize subcontracting, a joint committee was established. The Committee will discuss factors such as, but not limited to, timeliness, available manpower, commitment of the workers, equipment needed, and economics. Whenever practical, the Committee will be given the opportunity to discuss proposed subcontracted projects before they are subcontracted.
A joint committee shall be formed for the purpose of resolving issues related to the establishment and administration of the Internal Skilled Trades Training Program. In this regard, the committee will discuss matters related to an employee's progression through the training program as well as any other dispute which may arise concerning to the administration of the program.
A joint committee shall be formed for the purpose of resolving issues related to the establishment and administration of the Internal Skilled Trades Training Program. In this regard, the committee will discuss matters related to an employee's progression through the training program as well as any other dispute which may arise concerning to the administration of the program.
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Tim Reiter - Standing Member
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Tim Reiter [1] - Standing Member
Dave Balzer - Standing Member
Dave Balzer - Standing Member
In addition, if an issue to be discussed is related to a specific trade an employee from the respective trade may be added to the committee, either by the company or the Union to assist in resolving the issue.
In addition, if an issue to be discussed is related to a specific trade an employee from the respective trade may be added to the committee, either by the company or the Union to assist in resolving the issue.
The Joint Apprenticeship Committee was formed to discuss and resolve issues that may arise with apprentices and or the program. The Committee reviews progress including hours and reviews of apprentices, advocates for the needs of the apprentices, and discusses the needs of the company for staffing including new apprentices.
The Joint Apprenticeship Committee was formed to discuss and resolve issues that may arise with apprentices and or the program. The Committee reviews progress including hours and reviews of apprentices, advocates for the needs of the apprentices, and discusses the needs of the company for staffing including new apprentices.
In an effort to minimize subcontracting, a joint committee was established. The Committee will discuss new work and alterations. The Committee will discuss factors such as, but not limited to, timeliness, available manpower, commitment of the workers, equipment needed, and economics. Whenever practical, the Committee will be given the opportunity to discuss proposed new work and alterations to subcontracting before it occurs
In an effort to minimize subcontracting, a joint committee was established. The Committee will discuss new work and alterations. The Committee will discuss factors such as, but not limited to, timeliness, available manpower, commitment of the workers, equipment needed, and economics. Whenever practical, the Committee will be given the opportunity to discuss proposed new work and alterations to subcontracting before it occurs
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL A LATER DATE. The most important work we do as a union involves bargaining and enforcing good contracts to secure fair wages, dependable benefits, and safe working conditions.
However, whether we like it or not, workplace health and safety, wage and overtime regulations, retirement security, even our right to organize and bargain collectively, are all tied to local, state, and federal laws and the people making them.
As we move into 2020, we want to hear about the issues that matter most to you. That’s why we’re holding a series of town hall meetings across the country. We’ll have a conversation about your priorities and share some of our union’s work that impacts government decisions.
Meetings will be held at 6:30 AM, 2:30 PM, and 6:30 PM.
