The Customs and Immigration Union has been aware since 2007 that a pilot project is taken place in Montreal, QC to address the issue of CR/AS job descriptions. It was brought about by the fact that there were 185 job descriptions that covert various support staff positions nationally. These description have followed the now CBSA [...]
UPDATE
As of July 5th, 2010, the National Office is now reopened and fully operational. Sorry for the inconvenience.
June 23, 2010
Sisters and Brothers:
This is to advise you that, while thankfully no injuries of any kind have occurred, as a consequence of the earthquake which hit Ottawa earlier today, the Union’s National Office building may have [...]
FULL TEXT – NATIONAL OFFICE MEMO NO-20-2010
The Interim Support Staff Sub-Committee met on June 7th and 8th, 2010. The Committee has devised a new campaign to expedite the CR / AS classification process by the employer. The Committee will be advising the
membership and have all information posted on the CIU website at www.ciu-sdi.ca by early July.
So please be prepared to mobilize! [...]
In an effort to be more present on the Web 2.0 and to facilitate the access to our latest news on different platforms, you can now become a friend of CIU on both Facebook and Twitter. As the CIU groups will grow on the two social networks, more information, more discussion and more interactivity will [...]
In a letter sent May 19, 2010 to Camille Therriault-Power, Vice-President of Human Resources at the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), CIU addresses its concerns over CBSA’s decision to postpone the doubling-up of Beaver Creek, Yukon..
LETTER – Decision to postpone the doubling-up of Beaver Creek, Yukon
PSAC – Changes to government parking policy will unfairly target workers with disabilities
By July 1 of this year, most federal government employees will be required to pay market rates to park in any government-owned buildings and lots. While it’s clear that this will cause financial hardship for many public sector workers, it will have a [...]
In a letter sent May 10, 2010 to Stephen Rigby, President of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), CIU addresses its concerns over CBSA’s Triennial Enforcement Skills and Firearms Proficiency Re-certification.
LETTER – Border Services Officer Re-certification Costs and Lacolle Pilot Project
On April 21st, 2010, CIU met the Honorable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety during a meeting allowing to strengthen the links and share our mutual concerns between the union and the government. On the agenda, subjects like the arming initiative at land port-of-entries and in airports, border patrol as well as the costs to [...]
NEWS RELEASE – CIU responds to Border Response Pilot Project announcement
