Canadian Labour Reporter

November 6, 2017

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2 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 Treasury Board won't meet deadline: Union OTTAWA — The federal Trea- sury Board said that it will not be meeting the implementation deadline for the PA, SV, TC and EB collective agreements, ac- cording to the Public Service Al- liance of Canada (PSAC). More than 100,000 workers are covered by these agreements. PSAC will file a complaint with the federal Public Service La- bour Relations and Employment Board. "PSAC is seeking compen- sation for our members," said Robyn Benson, PSAC national president. "This government irrespon- sibly moved forward with the Phoenix rollout, despite our warnings. Our members con- tinue to suffer because of that decision and it is unacceptable," said Benson. In a meeting last week, Trea- sury Board officials confirmed that it would not meet the 150- day implementation deadline for all of the workers who will be covered by the four collective agreements. These agreements — which took more than two-and-a-half years to negotiate — were signed on June 14, 2017. Acadia University faculty vote to strike WOLFVILLE, N.S. — Faculty at Acadia University have given their union, the Acadia Univer- sity Faculty Association (AUFA), a strong strike mandate as 81.1 per cent of voters authorized a strike mandate at the Wolfville, N.S., institution. "This vote should send a clear message to the board of gover- nors at Acadia University," said Stephen Ahern, AUFA presi- dent. Several substantial issues remain on the table including restoring full-time faculty po- sitions, addressing pay equity, achieving salaries in line with regional averages and gaining a commitment to fundraise for a campus childcare centre, ac- cording to AUFA. The board has rejected faculty proposals and is asking for sig- nificant concessions, including increasing class sizes for part- time faculty while clawing back their compensation, said the union. The union asked for the assis- tance of a provincial conciliator in early September. Krown Produce workers agree to contract WINNIPEG — United Food and Commercial Workers Cana- da (UFCW), Local 832 members working at Krown Produce in Winnipeg unanimously voted in favour of a new four-year collec- tive agreement on Oct. 24. At the date of signing, each member received a $350 signing bonus as well as a two per cent increase to their wages. Addi- tional two per cent increases on wages are scheduled in each of the following three years of the new deal, said the union. The union committee was also successful in doubling the amount of sick days to 32 hours, up from 16 hours. The new con- tract also features increases to the boot allowance for members working in shipping and receiv- ing, according to UFCW. LABOUR BRIEFS FORMERLY CLV REPORTS Serving labour relations professionals since 1956 www.labour-reporter.com Published weekly by omson Reuters Canada Ltd. Subscription rate: $595 per year Customer Service Tel: (416) 609-3800 (Toronto) (800) 387-5164 (outside Toronto) Fax: (416) 298-5106 Email: customersupport.legaltaxcanada@tr.com Website: www.carswell.com Director, Media Solutions, Canada Karen Lorimer Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Todd Humber Editor/Supervisor Sarah Dobson | (416) 649-7896 sarah.dobson@thomsonreuters.com News Editor John Dujay | (416) 298-5129 john.dujay@thomsonreuters.com Sales Manager Paul Burton | (416) 649-9928 paul.burton@thomsonreuters.com Marketing Co-ordinator Keith Fulford | (416) 649-9585 keith.fulford@thomsonreuters.com © 2017 omson Reuters Canada Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the written permission of the publisher. e publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting or other professional advice. If legal or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. e analysis contained herein represents the opinion of the authors and should in no way be construed as being either offi cial or unoffi cial policy of any governmental body. ISSN 0045-5113 Publications Registration 2089 Canadian Labour Reporter is part of the Canadian HR Reporter group of publications. Visit www.hrreporter.com for more information. Labour Reporter Canadian www.labour-reporter.com Photo: Alkis Konstantinidis (Reuters) LABOUR LENS A commuter reads a notice posted on the elevator of the closed central Syntagma Square metro station during a 24-hour strike of the Athens Metro, in Greece, on Oct. 26.

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