On Wednesday afternoon (April 22, 2020), Jean-Pierre Fortin, CIU National President, had a comprehensive conversation with Minister Blair regarding the impact of the recent Order in Council (referred to as OIC-11) on our membership. Here is the update that was communicated to the CIU National Board of Directors, in which the National President highlights issues […]
Over the past weekend, the people of Nova Scotia were faced with a painful and tragic event — one of the deadliest of its kind in our collective history. Our thoughts go out to all those affected by the shootings that took place on April 18-19, 2020 across the province. Many people lost their lives […]
In our regular communication with the government, we have received the following notice regarding the recovery of salary overpayments during the COVID-19 pandemic. How will the recovery of salary overpayments be addressed during the Covid-19 pandemic? In light of the current pandemic situation, the Pay Centre is temporarily suspending the overpayment recovery plans for all new overpayments that, […]
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 19th CIU National Convention scheduled to take place in October 2020 has been postponed to 2021.
We are pleased to see the great work being done across the country by our Union representatives, Health and Safety committees, and most of all our members, who continue to provide critical services for all Canadians. We have now had 19 CBSA employees test positive to COVID-19, a number far greater than what we expected […]
