Quebec Class Action
Monday, April 9, 2018
On April 10, 2017, a Quebec City based law firm (Sarailis Avocat) applied to certify a class action against the Government of Canada in relation to Phoenix. The action seeks compensation for the employees affected by the implementation of the Phoenix pay system starting in...
Automatic cash-out of excess vacation and compensatory leave
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
In consideration of the never-ending issues with the Phoenix system and the need to have your Trusted Source Liaison Unit (TSLU) focus on fixing the existing Phoenix pay problems of our members, the ...
Standby Duty: At last we have a deal!
Friday, February 23, 2018
As you know, on November 3rd 2017 the SCC agreed with the AJC´s submission that management´s refusal to compensate our members on standby duty was unreasonable and unfair. (See previous communiques ...
Phoenix overpayment: Call Centre troubles
Thursday, January 11, 2018
Dear AJC members,
As you are aware from our communiqué last week, if the Phoenix pay system caused an overpayment for you in the 2017, you have until January 19, 2018 to...
Phoenix: 2017 overpayments
Friday, January 5, 2018
If the Phoenix pay system caused an overpayment for you in the 2017, you have until January 19, 2018. to report it in order to avoid having to pay back the gross amount.
Public Service and Procurement Canada, the department which oversees Phoenix, say employees whose overpayment issues...
Latest Update on Standby Duty
Thursday, November 30, 2017
Treasury Board has sent us a draft proposal this week. We are currently reviewing the proposal and continue to negotiate with them for an interim resolution that respects the principles of the SCC ruling, pending the arbitral award.
Rest assured that the AJC is considering all of its...
Phoenix Update
Thursday, November 23, 2017
On behalf of our members and in close collaboration with the other bargaining agents, the AJC has used virtually every available mechanism to put pressure on the Government and...
Update on Standby Duty
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
We want to give you a quick update on Standby Duty. We await Treasury Board's official response to the SCC ruling which concluded that standby duty without compensation is unfair and unreasonable. We have informed ...
SCC decision on call duty - AJC: The little union that could!
Monday, November 6, 2017
Bargaining Update 19: THE AJC HAS ITS “DAY IN COURT”
Friday, October 27, 2017
At long last, our hearing took place on October 25th 2017 as scheduled before a panel of three “conciliators” who will make a binding decision that will be constitute our arbitral award. We were pleased to see a few ...