UPDATED - AV Bargaining Update #7 - Tentative Agreement

UPDATED

Your Bargaining Team is very pleased to announce that in the early hours of May 25, 2019 a Tentative Agreement was signed with the Employer, completing this round of negotiations. The team has been working hard and met with the Employer early in May and then again May 22 through to the early hours of the morning on the May 25.

Focused on issues identified as priorities by members throughout the many lunch and learns, conversations and surveys, the team was successful in securing some important gains and safeguarding the contract against any major concessions. We thank all the members of the AV Group for their support and involvement during this round of negotiations.

The deal reached by the AV bargaining team will be coupled with the advancements made at the central table for a final tentative agreement to be voted on by all AV members during ratification.

The tentative agreement will be shared in detail soon for members to review in preparation for ratification. Below is an overview of the most noteworthy amendments, from both the AV and central table negotiations that will comprise the new AV Collective Agreement - including pay.

The Agreement will cover four (4) years, with an expiration of June 21, 2022.

The settlement includes:*

Contract Changes:

• New language on registration fees and partial reimbursements when there are direct saving to the employer for member career development opportunities.
• Additional personal leave day (exchange for volunteer day)
• Improvements to travel time caps
• Expansion to the family definitions, for all family related leaves and bereavement
• Transportation reimbursement if called into work outside of regular work hours
• Improvements to Correctional Service Specific Duty Allowance (old Penological Factor Allowance)
• Increase to overtime meal allowance
• Career development expansion
• Changes to call back pay for those on standby by who respond remotely to work
• Other legislative and editorial updates

AV tentative agreement includes all the central table gains (details here):

• Ten paid days of leave for victims of domestic violence
• Lump sum of 400$ for implementation timelines and further specific penalties for late implementation
• Protected caregiving leave
• MoU respecting Workplace Harassment
• MoU respecting Employee Wellness Support Program
• MoU respecting Common Pay Administration
• MoU respecting implementation of Union Leave
• MoU updating collective agreements with gender inclusive language
• Updates to Workforce Adjustment

What’s next?

In the coming weeks all members will receive a detailed ratification package with all the changes highlighted. Please take the time to read and understand all the changes. The team will be hosting various town halls to answer questions on the tentative agreement before and during the ratification vote. You will be invited to vote on this new collective agreement package in the coming weeks! We will announce dates shortly.

Again, the team appreciates all the support and interest members took in this round of negotiations. Keep your eyes open for updates and information in June as we prepare for ratification.

In solidarity,

Your Bargaining Team

* CORRECTION: The original version of this bargaining update had a different presentation of the way pay increases for CO’s were scheduled. In that version, CO’s would receive their economic increases on the same schedule as AU’s and PG’s. The market adjustments for levels within the CO classification were different from level to level. Upon further reflection, the Employer informed the Institute that due to problems with the Phoenix pay system, it could not process the market adjustment increases for CO’s as initially agreed to. That’s why the parties agreed to a new schedule of increases for CO’s. Even though the change in the timelines advances certain increases for CO’s compared to the initial agreement with the Treasury Board, the total increases within the life of the agreement remain the same as what was agreed to on May 25, 2019.