Phoenix Damages: AJC members will see their Leave Banks credited next week
Friday, July 12, 2019
As your AJC President and co-chair the Subcommittee on Phoenix Damages, I am pleased to announce that leave banks for the first phase of the Phoenix Damages Settlement for LP's working at DOJ and PPSC should be credited next week. We are told that AJC members will be the first public service...
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Bargaining Update
Friday, June 28, 2019
The AJC met with the Employer on June 25th and 26th in bargaining sessions. After having our dates in May cancelled by the employer, the Negotiations Committee is pleased to report we made good progress in negotiations this week. We have committed to additional dates next week, on July 4th and...
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Bargaining Update #6 2018-2019 Negotiations
Friday, June 28, 2019
The AJC met with the Employer on June 25th and 26th in bargaining sessions. After having our dates in May cancelled by the employer, the Negotiations Committee is pleased to report we made good progress in negotiations this week. We have committed to additional dates next week, on July 4th and...
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Qualifying Retroactive Lump Sum Payment forms
Friday, June 21, 2019
Many members have received the T1198 Qualifying Retroactive Lump Sum Payment (QRLSP) form from PSPC relating to having payouts received as part of the conciliation award taxes as if they had been earned in prior years.
It is our understanding that the forms provided to our members were...
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SENATE ACKNOWLEDGES UNDERFUNDING OF CANADA'S CROWN PROSECUTORS
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Last week, the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs presented its report on Bill C-75, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.
Touted as the Government's response to the...
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THE AJC JOINS THE FIGHT TO STOP CUTS TO LEGAL AID ONTARIO
Monday, May 27, 2019
The Government of Ontario announced in its April 2019 budget that Legal Aid Ontario would see a 30% cut in funding retroactive to April 1, 2019. This amounts to $133 million in the coming year and $164 million by 2021 and will hurt some of Ontario´s most vulnerable people while adding new costs...
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Update on Retro Performance Pay
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
You will recall that when the Collective Agreement retroactive pay implementation was being finalized, retroactive adjustments to Performance Pay paid in previous years were not done. (...
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2019 Performance Pay
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
We have been advised that 20.6% of the PPSC population received "Exceeds" ratings and that the percentages will remain the same as last year for those already at the top of the range. This means 4.3% for "Meets" and 6.5% for "Exceeds".
All others not at the top of the scale simply move up...
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JOINT STATEMENT: FEDERAL UNIONS APPROVE AGREEMENT ON PHOENIX DAMAGES
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Late last week, a subcommittee of federal public service unions and employer representatives reached a tentative agreement to provide damages to public service workers in light of the ongoing Phoenix payroll debacle. This tentative agreement was two years in the making. Today, the undersigned...
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Phoenix Damages
Monday, May 6, 2019
Dear AJC members,
As mentioned in previous communications, I, as your AJC President, co-chair the Subcommittee on Phoenix Damages. I am pleased to announce that the parties have come to a tentative agreement.
The subcommittee has worked diligently over the last 2 years to find a...
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