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  • Tuesday, March 26, 2024
    PSAC pushes for improvements to anti-scab legislation

    For the video of this important undertaking.

    PSAC National President Chris Aylward provided key recommendations to strengthen anti-scab legislation during Parliamentary committee hearings this week.

    In November 2023 the Minister of Labour tabled bill C-58, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code and the Canada Industrial Relations Board Regulations, 2012. The Act aims to ban the use of replacement workers under the Canada Labour Code. 

    The use of replacement workers drags out labour disputes and divides communities by pitting workers against each other.

    Progressive and effective legislation to ban replacement workers has been a long-standing demand of trade unions across this country,” said Aylward. “We are proposing simple changes that will make this legislation truly effective in leveling the playing field and ensuring free and fair collective bargaining for all workers governed in the sector.”

    PSAC believes that Bill C-58, as drafted, is an excellent start, however the legislation can be improved and strengthened by: 

    Increasing the scope of prohibitions on performing struck work; 
    Clarifying confusing provisions around the use of “dependent contractors”;  
    Bringing forward the date at which the legislation comes into force; and
    Shortening the timeframe for decision-making regarding essential services.  
    Read PSAC’s full recommendations to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA).

     

    The Canada Labour Code currently governs the working conditions of approximately one million workers in Canada. But it is crucial that anti-scab laws are universally implemented throughout the country.

    PSAC is calling on the government to amend the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act (FPSLRA) to ban the use of replacement workers in the federal workforce and to expand anti-scab protections to over 400,000 workers in the federal public service.

    PSAC will continue to advocate for improvements to Bill C-58 and anti-scab legislation that applies to all workers.

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  • Friday, March 22, 2024
    The NEU will be In Resolute March 25-28

    The NEU will be in Resolute March 25-28  to hold:

    • an open house for all NEU members (March 25 - 6:30-9 pm); 
    • a union education course (March 26 - 6-9 pm);  
    • an AGM for Local 21 (March 27- 6-9 pm); and  
    • Local Training for newly elected officers of Local 21.(March 28 - 6 to 9 pm).

     

    All events take place at the South Camp Inn board room.

    NEU Labour Relations Advisor (union rep) Jordan Mota will be in town from March 25-28. If you would like to meet with Jordan while he is in Resolute, please call/text Jordan at 519.589.6994 or email him at jordan@neu.ca.

    For a printable copy of the Resolute visit poster.

     

     

     

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  • Wednesday, March 13, 2024
    Collective bargaining for a new Government of Nunavut (GN) Collective Agreement is coming up soon.

    This is a call-out for all Nunavut Employees Union (NEU) members who work for the GN to let us know what you would like to see changed in the Collective Agreement.

    NEU and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) are asking you for proposals that can be used to develop union demands for the new GN Collective Agreement 

    The deadline for proposals is April 12, 2024. Members are encouraged to submit their proposals online via:

    EN: https://psacunion.ca/eform/submit/bargaining-input

    FR: https://syndicatafpc.ca/eform/submit/bargaining-input

    ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᔾᔨᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒑᓱᐊᕐᕕᒃᓴᖓᑦ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᒋᔭᐅᓕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒎᑎᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᕈᒫᓕᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᒫᖅ. ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᑦ ᐃᓱᓪᓕᕝᕕᒃᓴᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 30, 2024−ᒥ, ᒫᓐᓇᐅᓕᖅᑐᕐᓗ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᔭᕆᖃᐊᖅᑐᑦ.

    ᐅᑯᐊ ᑕᒡᕙ ᖃᐅᔨᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᓐᓂᒃ (ᑕᐱᕇᖏᑦ) ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᑎᑕᐅᔪᒪᓪᓗᑕ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᔪᒪᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᔅᓯ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ.

    ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᓕᒪᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᐱᕆᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᓕᐅᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᔅᓯᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᑏᑦ ᐱᔪᒪᔭᐅᓕᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᒻᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ.

    ᐃᓱᓕᕕᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᓕᐅᕐᕕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᑕᒫᓂ ᐄᐳ 12, 2024−ᒥ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᓕᐅᑎᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᖁᔭᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᕘᓇ:

    EN: https://psacunion.ca/eform/submit/bargaining-input

    FR: https://syndicatafpc.ca/eform/submit/bargaining-input

     

    For the full call out as a downloadable PDF: English or Inuktitut

     

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  • Tuesday, February 27, 2024
    The NEU supports all efforts and initiatives to protect Indigenous languages

    For a printable copy of the statements below in (English and French) or (Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun), please "read more".

    ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑏᑦ (NEU) ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᔪᑦ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᓗᒃᑖᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᒥᐊᓂᖅᓯᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᖄᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐊᕗᕕᓐᓂᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᖄᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᖅᕿᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥᑦ.  ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᑐᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᖄᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᑦ, ᐱᖅᖁᓯᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑕᑐᖃᖏᑦ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒦᖏᓐᓇᕐᒪᑕ ᐱᑕᖃᕈᖕᓃᕈᖕᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓂᓕᐅᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᖅᖁᓯᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ.  ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑏᑦ (NEU) ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐋᖅᕿᒃᓯᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄᒧᑦ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖕᒥᑦ.  ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ ᓯᑕᒪᐃᑦ ᑕᖅᕿᓄᑦ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᑎᒋᔪᒥᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᖅᖃᖓᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.  ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄᒧᑦ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᔪᖅ ᐊᑭᓖᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖕᒥᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖃᓗᐊᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔫᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᓗᐊᖏᓐᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ, ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓐᓇᐅᑎᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᑎᒃ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᔾᔪᒃ.  ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᔪᓕᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᖕᒥᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᑕᖅᕿᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓄᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᕈᖕᓃᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐆᒃᑐᕋᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ.  ᐅᓇ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ-ᖑᔪᖅ.  ᐃᓱᒪᖕᓇᖅᓯᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᑎᓕᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᒍ ᐱᔪᖕᓇᕐᓂᓕᒫᖏᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᓯᐅᔨᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᕐᓗᒍ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᓂᑦ.

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    NEU-kut tuniqhihimainnaqtut ikayuutainik havaanginniklu munariyaamik ilittuqhitiyaamiklu aghuurnaqniit Nunaqaqqaaqhimayut Uqauhiit talvanitut February-mi Nunaqaqqaaqhimayut Uqauhiit Tatqiqhiutaat Nunattiami.  Havaangit tahapkuatut annirnaqtut Nunaqaqqaaqhimayut Uqauhiitut, ilitquhiit pitquhiillu amirivalliayaghaungmata atuqtailiyauhuiqpalliangmat talvanngat ingilraaqnitarnit uplumirnitarnillu katiqhuiyut havaangigut ihumaigullu.  Nunavunmi NEU-kut havaghimmaaqpaktut angirutighaqhiuqhutik ilitariyunik akiliqtuiyaamiklu uqauhiqaqtunik Inuktut havakvingnit.  Hapkua ihumaaluutauhimayut ihuilutauhimayuq hivituyumik hitamanik tatqiqhiutinik Iqalungni Ikluliqiyit havaktailihimavianit.  Tajja atuqtauyuq angirutit Kavamatkullu Nunavunmi (GN) akiliqtuivaktut uqauhilingnik Inuktut havakvingnit, kihimi Kavamatkut Nunavunmi ihumaaluqquuqtut maniktuqtailiyaamik, ikighivaalliqhugit uqauhilgit atauhiunngittumik havaaghait, qauhitiquiplugit Inuinnait havaktiit uqauhiqariamingnik amaamaita uqauhiinik. Aallat ilaupkainahuarutighat ikayuutit atuqtittivalliayaamik Inuktut uqauhiit GN-kut havakviinit ayuqhautiqaqpaktut huli Inuinnait havaktiit utaqqiraayukkamik qaffinik ukiunik ihuilutauyunik qauyihautikkut qauyihaqtauyaamik. Hamna Nunavuuyuq.  Inuk ihumavangniaq qakugu GN-kut ihumagittiaqnialiqqaat havaaghauyut tamatkiqlugit hapummihimayaamik atuqtittivalliayaamiklu Inuktut havakvingnit Aviktuqhimayumi tamaat.

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    The NEU supports all efforts and initiatives to protect and highlight the importance of Indigenous languages such as February’s Indigenous Languages Month in the NWT. Initiatives like this are important as Indigenous languages, cultures and traditions remain under the constant threat of extinction due to past and present colonialist actions and attitudes. In Nunavut, the NEU works to secure collective agreements that recognize and compensate for the use of Inuktut in the workplace. This was one of the issues fought for during the more than four-month long Iqaluit Housing Authority strike. While the current collective agreement with Government of Nunavut (GN) does provide for compensation for the use of Inuktut in the workplace, the GN seems more concerned with saving money, limiting bilingual positions, and forcing Inuit employees to prove that they speak their mother tongue. Other incentive programs to promote the use of Inuktut in GN workplaces are also failing as Inuit employees wait years for redundant testing.  This is Nunavut. One has to wonder when the GN is going to get serious about doing everything possible to ensure the preservation and promotion of Inuktut in their workplaces and throughout the Territory.

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    Le Syndicat des employé-e-s du Nunavut (SENu) soutient tout le travail accompli pour protéger et mettre en relief les langues autochtones, par exemple le Mois des langues autochtones dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest. Les initiatives de ce type sont importantes, car les langues, cultures et traditions autochtones sont constamment menacées de disparaître en raison des actions et des attitudes colonialistes d’hier et d’aujourd’hui. Au Nunavut, le SENu s’emploie à négocier des conventions collectives qui reconnaissent et récompensent l’utilisation de l’inuktut au travail. C’est l’un des enjeux pour lesquels nous nous sommes battus pendant la grève qui a perturbé l’office du logement d’Iqaluit pendant plus de quatre mois. Bien que la convention collective actuelle avec le gouvernement du Nunavut comporte un incitatif à l’utilisation de l’inuktut au travail, le gouvernement du Nunavut semble plutôt préférer économiser de l’argent, limiter les postes bilingues et obliger les employés inuits à prouver qu’ils maîtrisent leur langue maternelle. Les autres programmes d’incitatifs visant à promouvoir l’utilisation de l’inuktut au travail du gouvernement n’ont pas plus de succès, car les employés inuits doivent attendre des années et se taper test après test. C’est le Nunavut… On peut se demander quand le gouvernement va réellement faire ce qui est en son pouvoir pour assurer la préservation et la promotion de l’inuktut dans ses locaux de travail et sur l’ensemble du territoire.

     

     

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