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2000


January

Halifax Airport Authority

Alliance members working at the Halifax Airport will have a new employer on February 1 - the Halifax Airport Authority. [...more]


NAV Canada Members Gear Up for the next Round of Negotiations

Alliance members working at NavCanada are urged to start preparing their bargaining demands for the upcoming round of negotiations. The Input Call for bargaining proposals will be going out to the Locals in the next few weeks. [...more]


Tentative Agreement averts Strike at Dorval and Mirabel Airports

A holiday strike was averted at the Dorval and Mirabel airports on December 23 when the Alliance and Aeroports de Montreal (ADM), with the assistance of Conciliation Officer Jacques Lessard, were successful in reaching a new five-year tentative agreement for some 260 white-collar workers. [...more]


Edmonton Airport Negotiations Begin

Negotiations on behalf of Alliance members at the Edmonton Airports Authority commenced January 10. The current Master Agreement which covers Firefighters, Fire Captains and a general bargaining unit, expired on December 31, 1999. [...more]


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February

Conciliation Next Step at Regina Airport

PSAC negotiating team members at the Regina Airport Authority, who met from February 7 to 11, said the week was nothing more than an extremely frustrating experience. [...more]


Transport Minister a No-Show at Airport Takeover Ceremonies

It was a first-class celebration on February 1 for the employees and dignitaries when the Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA) officially took over the airport. However, the dignitary everyone thought would be there was missing, the Honourable David Collonette, Transport Minister. [...more]


Regina Airport Authority Members Support Bargaining Team

Alliance members at the Regina Airport Authority have thrown their solid support behind their negotiating team as they return to the bargaining table to finalize negotiations for a collective agreement that would then be recommended to the membership for ratification. [...more]


Saint John Airport Authority

The parties met on Tuesday, February 1 to discuss interim agreements on grievance procedure and arbitration, staffing and severance pay. [...more]


Saskatoon Airport Authority

Negotiations continued on January 25 and 26 on behalf of Alliance members at the Saskatoon Airport Authority. [...more]


Gearing Up for negotiations at NAV Canada

Preparations are currently under way for the distribution of the Input Call for bargaining demands for the upcoming round of negotiations with Nav Canada. [...more]


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March

Pay Equity at Parks Canada

In November 1999, the Parks Canada Agency advised its employees that the agency would honour the pay equity agreement reached between the Treasury Board and PSAC. The responsibility for payments is split between the Heritage Canada (up to April 1, 1999) and the Agency. [...more]


Aéroports de Montréal

The First Level Supervisors at Aéroports de Montréal have ratified a new three-year collective agreement on March 14. [...more]


Welcome new members at NTCL

Hearts, flowers and union cards! Valentine's Day has taken on a whole new meaning for 22 shore-based employees of Northern Transportation Company Limited in Churchill, Manitoba! [...more]


Port of Montreal

Alliance members working in the technical services at the Port of Montreal commence negotiations for a new collective agreement on April 11. [...more]


Charlottetown Airport Authority

The Alliance negotiating team and the employer met February 23 to 26 in an attempt to finalize a collective agreement. [...more]


Saint John Airport Authority

Negotiations will be held on March 23 and 24 between the Alliance and the employer to deal with interim agreements on severance, staffing, grievances and arbitration, and the bargaining proposals for the first negotiated collective agreement between the Alliance and the Airport Authority. [...more]


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April

Parks Canada Ratification Kits Being Prepared

The ratification kits for the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the Alliance and Parks Canada Agency in early April, are currently being prepared. [...more]


PSAC Signs Tentative Deal with Parks Canada Agency

Although the recertification hearings for Parks Canada Agency workers will continue into the summer, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between the Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Agency which would provide the workers with the wage increases and benefits recently negotiated between the Alliance and Treasury Board. [...more]


Arbitration and Conciliation at Saskatoon Airport

Conciliation meetings with the City of Saskatoon on behalf of Alliance members working as firefighters at the Saskatoon Airport did not reach an agreement. [...more]


Conciliation at Edmonton Airport

The Alliance negotiating team representing the firefighters at the Edmonton Regional Airports Authority is asking for the nomination of a conciliation officer, after the break down in negotiations with the employer held on March 28. [...more]


First Agreement at Deer Lake Airport

Alliance members at the Deer Lake Regional Airport ratified their first collective agreement with their employer on March 31. [...more]


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May

Vancouver Airport Authority

Discussions in April and May between the PSAC negotiating team and the Vancouver Airport Authority centered on a new classification plan for the workers. [...more]


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June

Regina and Saskatoon Airports on Strike Path

Both airports in Saskatchewan could be facing strike action in the very near future if the respective Airport Authorities don't start taking negotiations seriously. [...more]


Conciliation Starts at Regina Airport

Mediation meetings with Tom Hodges on behalf of PSAC members working for the Regina Airport Authority were held from June 12 to 16. [...more]


Agreement at Charlottetown Airport Authority

Mediation Officer Murray Keens has been successful in reaching an agreement in principle between the Charlottetown Airport Authority and the union's negotiating team. [...more]


Parks Canada Ratification under way

Ratification kits for the Memorandum of Understanding between the Parks Canada Agency and the PSAC have been distributed to the Locals. The deadline for voting by the membership is July 18. [...more]


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July

Saskatoon Airport on Strike

Members at Charlottetown Airport ratified their first collective agreement with the Airport Authority on July 13, 2000, while their colleagues at Saskatoon Airport hit the picket lines the following day. [...more]


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August

Last-minute Agreement averts Charlottetown Airport Strike

PSAC members at the Charlottetown Airport were showing up for their first picket duty when they were handed a new offer from the Airport Authority. Within an hour they had reviewed it and subsequently said yes to their first collective agreement with the Airport Authority. [...more]


Regina Airport Members Ratify New Collective Agreement

PSAC members working at the Regina Airport have ratified their first collective agreement with the Airport Authority. [...more]


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September

Edmonton Airport Workers Back on the Job

Striking PSAC members at the Edmonton Airport returned to work on Thursday, September 7 following the ratification of their five-year collective agreement. [...more]


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October

Saskatoon Airport Agreement Signed

The new six-year collective agreement for PSAC members at the Saskatoon Airport was signed October 23. [...more]


NAV Canada Negotiations Continue

Negotiations on behalf of PSAC members in the multi-bargaining unit groups at Nav Canada will resume November 27 and continue through to December 1. [...more]


Saskatoon Airport Workers Back at Work

Striking PSAC members at the Saskatoon Airport returned to work on October 4 after ratifying their new six-year collective agreement. [...more]


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November

Negotiations at Halifax Airport Take Flight

Negotiations on behalf of PSAC members at the Halifax International Airport commenced October 23. By the end of the second day of bargaining for a first collective agreement for these workers since the Airport became a separate employer, eight articles were agreed to and signed off. [...more]


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December

Mobilization Starts for NAV Canada Multi-Group Bargaining Unit

Negotiations on behalf of PSAC members in the Multi-Group bargaining unit at Nav Canada commenced November 27 and continued through to November 29. [...more]


Negotiations at Halifax Airport Resume in late December

Negotiations will resume on December 20 and 21 on behalf of PSAC members at the Halifax Airport who are working towads their first collective agreement with their new employer. [...more]


Atlantic Pilotage Authority Negotiations

The PSAC negotiating team met with members of the Local to discuss the employer's lack of progress in negotiations that have been held to date and in preparation for the next session to be held from December 17 to 20. [...more]


 
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