Bargaining Bulletin #1
The CATCA Contract Committee met October 1 to 4 in Ottawa to prepare the groundwork for the upcoming round of collective bargaining.
The CATCA Contract Committee met October 1 to 4 in Ottawa to prepare the groundwork for the upcoming round of collective bargaining.
The Global Air Traffic Controllers Alliance, “The Alliance” for short, had their inaugural meeting in Vancouver, BC on September 18 and 19, 2018.
The by-law change will now go to the Transport Minister’s office for final approval. Note that the Minister holds the power of veto on the change.
The current benefits cycle is 2017, 2018 and 2019. With no agreement reached, our benefits continue status quo. We continue to try to reach a settlement that will include improvements that all represented deserve.
We are very pleased to welcome Sumeeta Narula to the CATCA National Office staff as Office Administrator starting September 11, 2018.
An award concerning hours of work, and how they count towards CLC maximum hour totals, has now been reviewed and discussed between CATCA and NAV Canada.
This is a follow-up on the Pension Error B&F distributed May 2, 2017, regarding “non-operational” service in the 1990’s and/or parental leave taken after December 31, 2000, it has become apparent that errors may still exist.
We are pleased to announce that after three years of searching, we have closed on a building in Ottawa’s west end on Laperriere Avenue.
In preparation for the 2018-2019 Collective Bargaining, we would like to call for contract proposals.
One arbitration concerned the denial of Care and Nurturing Leave (article 26.09) in Moncton ACC due to operational requirements.