Your RCMP CM Bargaining Team met to prepare for upcoming negotiations with Employer.
As you may know, last summer the Treasury Board informed the Institute that deeming was indefinitely suspended. After consulting with both our legal team as well as other bargaining agents that represent RCMP Civilian Members, it is clear that deeming is effectively off the table.
With this new development, we turned to the membership to understand how we should proceed at the bargaining table. At the same time we continued to determine our potential options as it relates to protecting RCMP Civilian Members’ superior terms and conditions of employment in the context of PIPSC collective agreements.
With this goal in mind – protecting your superior terms and conditions of employment as a RCMP Civilian Member in PIPSC bargaining units – the Bargaining Team met from November 19 to 21 to prepare our proposals for negotiations with the Employer planned for December 17 to 19. We are focussed on protecting Civilian Members’ superior working provisions, while also recognizing the unique differences between Civilian Members and the federal public service.
We are committed to keeping our members informed throughout this process.
In solidarity,
Daniel Chamberlain, RCMP CM Bargaining Team Chair
On behalf of your RCMP CM Bargaining Team