Negotiations between the Canadian Union of Labour Employees (CULE) and the Nunavut Employees Union (NEU) represented by their administrator (PSAC) reached an impasse on Thursday, May 25, 2006. The parties are attempting to meet in June to resolve the number of non-monetary issues prior to the union (CULE) applying for the appointment of a conciliation [...]

Lisa Garnier, President, Canadian Union of Labour Employees Dear Lisa, I am writing in response to your letter of February 17, 2006, in which you request that the PSAC support a CULE request to affiliate with the Canadian Labour Congress. Further to a discussion at the AEC, we agreed that it would be inappropriate for [...]

CULE Executive Meeting April 29, 30, May 1, Toronto In attendance: Lisa Garnier, President Jim Brohman, Director, North Tom Hamilton, Director, Ontario Larry Welsh, VP CULE I Debbie McLaughlin, Director, Atlantic Bruce Campbell, Director, Prairies Jack Rudd, Director, BC Bob Allen, Director, NCR Gail Chafe, Treasurer Marion Agadzi, VP CULE II David Doyle, A/Director, Ontario [...]

The final day of Convention began at 8:30AM and John Bagelow chaired the elections. Heather Brooker, Robyn Benson, John Gordon and Jean Francois Des Lauriers stood for National President. As the ballots were counted announcements were made. After JF was dropped on the first ballot and Heather on the second, John was elected National President. [...]

Ken Georgetti opened the fourth day. He congratulated Nycole on her service to the movement and spoke about anti-scab and whistle-blower legislation and the CLC’s commitment to quality public services. The Collective Bargaining Committee convened. A resolution dealing with the elimination of regional rates of pay passed unanimously as well as a resolution asking that [...]

The Convention opened with the reading of a PSAC Clean Environment Statement. By providing only one copy of convention documents to the delegates in French or English, PSAC reduced the amount of paper distributed by 2.3 kilos per kit. The Finance Committee reconvened, and the Strike Fund was discussed. The committee was sent back with [...]

The morning was taken up by the Constitution Committee, several changes to the constitution were approved, mostly surrounding the representation of DCLs & Human Rights groups at Area Councils, defining the right to revoke membership in the PSAC, and the clarification on the procedures surrounding reporting scabbing to the AEC. The convention reconvened after lunch [...]

The morning was taken up by the aboriginal welcome, guest speakers David Miller, the mayor of Toronto and John Cartwright of the Toronto DLC, convention business, and a debate on changes to the rules of order. The first standing vote took place at approximately 11AM. The floor wardens and door tilers were kept busy, over [...]