• VSSA REVIEW COMMITTEE
• COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT (FB)
• VSSA NEGOTIATION PROCESS CHART

At CIU’s National Board of Directors (NBoD) in October 2009, a National Committee was created to address the issues of Variable Shift Schedule Arrangements (VSSA). The CIU National Committee’s mandate was voted as follow :

VSSA REVIEW COMMITTEE MANDATE Adopted at the October 2009 NBoD Meeting The VSSA Review Committee: (a) Provides guidance, assistance, and resources to Branches to create, protect or enhance VSSA schedules and their associated written agreements; and (b) Provides NBoD and National Executive with responses and options for a coordinated plan for VSSA’s. Recommendation Carried (Oct 2009 NBoD Meeting): WHEREAS Management at the regional level throughout the country has made it clear that it seeks to reopen or review existing VSSA schedules; and WHEREAS many of our membership clearly regard such agreements and the associated quality of life as one of their top priorities; BE IT RESOLVED THAT the NBoD immediately strike a VSSA Review Committee; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Committee will be constituted of a Chair from the National Executive, and four members of the NBoD (to give regional representation); and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the mandate of the Committee is to provide guidance, assistance, and resources to Branches seeking to protect or enhance VSSA agreements; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Committee will also provide a coordinated response to management at the national level, with such response to be developed based on options that the Committee will present to the National Executives and the NBoD.

VSSA REVIEW COMMITTEE : Dave VanHelvert, Brea Lewis, Steve Pellerin-Fowlie (Chair), Brett Evans, Dan Sullivan To contact the committee : vssa@ciu-sdi.ca

COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT

Definition for Variable Shift Scheduling Arrangements in the Collective Agreement (FB) :

25.23 Variable Shift Schedule Arrangements
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of clauses 25.06 and 25.13 to 25.22 inclusive, consultation may be held at the local level with a view to establishing shift schedules which may be different from those established in clauses 25.13 and 25.17. Such consultation will include all aspects of arrangements of shift schedules.

(b) Once a mutually acceptable agreement is reached at the local level, the proposed variable shift schedule will be submitted at the respective Employer and Alliance headquarters levels before implementation.

(c) Both parties will endeavour to meet the preferences of the employees in regard to such arrangements.

(d) It is understood that the flexible application of such arrangements must not be incompatible with the intent and spirit of provisions otherwise governing such arrangements. Such flexible application of this clause
must respect the average hours of work over the duration of the master schedule and must be consistent with operational requirements as determined by the Employer.

(e) Employees covered by this clause shall be subject to the provisions respecting variable hours of work established in clauses 25.24 to 25.27 inclusive.

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE TREASURY BOARD OF CANADA AND THE PUBLIC SERVICE ALLIANCE OF CANADA WITH RESPECT TO THE VARIABLE SHIFT SCHEDULING ARRANGEMENTS
(APPENDIX B – Agreement Between the Treasury Board and the Public Service Alliance of Canada, Border Services)