October 17, 2007

PSAC Bargaining Units with Treasury Board (PA, SV, TC, EB, FB)

Education and Library Science (EB)
Long discussions on discrimination, leave and training

Your negotiating team met with the Employer from October 9 to 12. The PSAC's proposal regarding the No Discrimination clause, an issue for which the EB group is the lead table, was the subject of long and serious discussions. The PSAC wants to ensure that the non-discrimination clause includes gender identity and political activity. Your team explained its position to the Employer and answered questions.

The Education Leave Without Pay and the Career Development Leave were also the subjects of intense discussions. We asked several questions to the Employer regarding the selection and information process and the budget allocation for these leaves. Our goal is to ensure fairness and consistency in the application of this article in the different departments.

We also discussed the Employer's proposal regarding the Appendix G - MOU with respect to continuous learning and Appendix L - MOU concerning Whistleblowing.

The EB group will meet again from November 6 to 9.

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