Our union presented arguments to the Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board, earlier this week. This case centres on a number of employees who worked for the National Capital Commission before being transferred to Canadian Heritage in 2013 – a situation that arose when the federal government decided to entrust Canadian Heritage with Winterlude and Canada Day celebrations.
A portion of these members saw their rate of pay decrease when they were moved from a separate employer to the core public service. The union represented its members by filing over 80 related grievances.
Representatives from PSAC and the UNE – along with other components – attended Wednesday’s hearing. National President Doug Marshall, who was in attendance, remarked that the union had been especially well represented by lawyer David Yazbeck, who works for the same law firm that represented our SSO members during their recent federal court hearing.
Although we don’t know when the Board will issue a decision, we will bring you updates on this story as soon as they are available.