T-shirts:

CRPEG T-shirts are available for pickup at the following locations:

October 31:  B456A Room 237 (Jonathan), and

November 3: B508 Room 142B (Vince)

First come, first served.  Members are asked to wear the t-shirts to the all-staff update on Tuesday morning, November 4^th, as a show of solidarity.

Printed on T-shirts:  Standing Up For Pensions

Pensions:

The announcement on the PSSA 3-year transitional coverage is a tremendous achievement and addresses a major issue, but it is only a partial solution to our pension concerns ….

• it is only a short-term fix, and
• it does not specify an equivalent pension for new hires

To address our concerns we are looking for long-term solutions by pursuing parallel paths with the Employer, Government and the Qualified Respondents.
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As discussed at the AGM, here is the follow-up letter from PIPSC to Mr. Hamilton, as well as Mr. Hamilton’s response.
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Many thanks to all the CRPEG members who attended last night’s AGM.

There was excellent participation and discussion on a wide variety of topics including negotiations and pensions.

Our thanks also goes to Uditha Senaratne for his contributions as the Nominations Chair and conducting the Election of Officers.

T-shirts were handed out at the AGM, and more will available later this week. Members are reminded to wear the t-shirts on November 4th, in support of CRPEG and our position on pensions.

The CRPEG Executive for 2015 is:

President	Jonathan Fitzpatrick	(DN-44067) (B456)
Vice President	Vince Frisina	(DN-44946) (B508)
Chief Steward	Wade Mayo	(DN-43755) (B456)
Treasurer	William Visneski	(DN-46327) (B100)
Secretary	Raghu Rao	(DN-44500) (B330)
PIPSC Relations	Henrik Andersen	(DN-44227) (B145)
Negotiations	Noel Harrison	(DN-46529) (B300)
Communications	Joe Magill	(DN-46886) (B464T)
Special Assignments	Kristine Drew	(DN-45252) (JL Gray)

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This is the final reminder of the CRPEG and Chalk River Branch AGMs on Tuesday 2014 October 28 at the Chalk River Lions Hall.  The hall will open at 5:00 pm and the meeting will commence at 5:30 pm.

Attached are: 2013 AGM minutes, 2013 financial statements (CRPEG, CRB, and Scholarship), and proposed budgets for 2014.  Members are encouraged to bring their own copy of the documents when they attend the AGM since hard copies will not be provided at the meeting.

The CRPEG Executive is proposing that the Group and Branch AGMs be conducted simultaneously to the following agenda.

AGENDA:

• Approval of Agenda
• Approval of Previous Minutes
• President’s Message
• Treasurer’s Report
• Old Business
• Election of CRPEG Officers
• Motion on Election of CRB Officers – CRPEG Executive be appointed as the Chalk River Branch Executive
• Negotiations Update
• New Business – Open discussion on issues/concerns of the membership

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Sent on behalf of the PEO Algonquin Chapter:

PEO will be holding a webinar for all EITs who will be writing the December 2014 Professional Practice Exam.  The Algonquin Chapter will be hosting a venue for the PPE Webinar on Wednesday October 29^th from 7:00 to 8:30 pm at the J.L. Gray Bennett Room.  Emphasis will be on How Best to Approach the Professional Practice Exam (PPE) – Keys to Success.

If you are interested in participating in the webinar, please e-mail peoalgon@aecl.ca to register.

Please RSVP by October 27^th.

Reference materials will be sent next week to all those who have registered.

 

The PIPSC elections are now in progress and you might have received mail from PIPSC on how to vote electronically using the ballots. Online voting instructions have been e-mailed to you by PIPSC for your convenience.  Please keep in mind that the deadline for online voting is 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 3, 2014.

Should you require any assistance, please contact the Membership Section at 1-800-267-0446 or by e-mail atelection@pipsc.ca.

It important that CRPEG members actively participate in elections and we maintain a good relationship with PIPSC senior officials. This assists the CRPEG Executive in sustaining the exceptional professional support we receive from PIPSC specialists for grievances and negotiations.

Note: Ballot counting process:

Voting is by “Ranked Choice Voting”.  The votes will be counted and if a candidate receives a majority he/she wins. If not, the votes received by the candidate who received the least amount of votes will be eliminated and his/her votes will be re-distributed using the second, third and forth choices going to other candidates still in the race until someone wins a majority.

The positions and candidates that CRPEG members can vote for are as follows:

2014 ELECTION OF PIPSC OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS BIOGRAPHIES

POSITION – ONE YEAR TERM – JANUARY 1-DECEMBER 31, 2015

Vice-President (full time) – 1 to be elected

1. Shannon Bittman
2. Gary Corbett
3. Stéphane Aubry
4. Don Burns
5. John N. Courtney
6. Al (Alnashir) Ravjiani
7. Patrick Sioui
8. Frank Wong
9. Robert Bowie-Reed
10. Stacy McLaren
11. Greg Scriver

Vice-President (part time) – 1 to be elected

1. Stéphane Aubry
2. Don Burns
3. John N. Courtney
4. Al (Alnashir) Ravjiani
5. Patrick Sioui
6. Frank Wong

NCR Regional Director – 2 to be elected

1. Robert Bowie-Reed
2. Stacy McLaren
3. Greg Scriver

CRPEG members are encouraged to review the candidate biographies prior to making your decision.  Further information can be found here: http://www.pipsc.ca/portal/page/portal/website/news/events/elections/2014

Your vote counts!

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This is a reminder of the CRPEG and Chalk River Branch AGMs on Tuesday 2014 October 28 at the Chalk River Lions Hall.  The hall will open at 5:00 pm and the meeting will commence at 5:30 pm.

Please use the voting buttons above to indicate whether you plan to attend the meeting.  Your response by Friday October 24 will assist us in ordering the refreshments and light meal.  Please indicate if you have special dietary restrictions.

Uditha Senaratne is the Chair of the Nominations Committee.  Please contact Uditha if you are interested in running for a position on the CRPEG Executive.

The CRPEG Executive is proposing that the Group and Branch AGMs be conducted simultaneously to the following agenda.

AGENDA:

• Approval of Agenda
• Approval of Previous Minutes
• President’s Message
• Treasurer’s Report
• Old Business
• Election of CRPEG Officers
• Motion on Election of CRB Officers – CRPEG Executive be appointed as the Chalk River Branch Executive
• Negotiations Update
• New Business – Open discussion on issues/concerns of the membership

A final reminder will be sent out before the AGM.  The final reminder will include: previous AGM minutes, financial statements, and proposed budgets.  Members are encouraged to bring their own copy of the documents when they attend the AGM since hard copies will not be provided at the meeting.
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The CRPEG AGM will be held on Tuesday October 28^th, 2014 at the Chalk River Lions Hall starting at 5 pm.

Meeting agenda to follow.

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With the Stand-Up of Canadian Nuclear Laboratories scheduled for November 03, now is an appropriate time to remind members that they are entitled to view their Employee File. Under Article 25 of the collective agreement, you may request to review your personnel file, in the company of a Human Resources representative. It is generally a sensible practice to review your file every few years to ensure that you know what is there and that out-of-date or obsolete personnel information has been dispensed with appropriately.

Members should also know that, under article 25.03

“Disciplinary notations will be removed from an employee’s file after a period of two (2) years provided that no occurrence of a similar nature has taken place over this time.”

CRPEG encourages its members to help AECL / CNL maintain up to date personnel files by periodically reviewing them.

To view your file, call or email your Human Resources Administrator and ask to view your Employee File.  The myAECL internal website lists all of the HR Administrators for each division or organization.  If you have difficulty finding this link, please contact one of the CRPEG Executive or stewards.  If you have difficulty obtaining an appointment to view your file, please contact your nearest CRPEG Steward.

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CRPEG met with a Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB)-appointed mediator and AECL on Thursday October 9th to negotiate a Maintenance of Services Agreement (MSA).

The 2001 CIRB ruling declared that a strike or lockout would pose an immediate and serious danger to the safety or health of the public were AECL not to maintain operations with respect to the uninterrupted and safe production of medical isotopes.

During the previous round of collective bargaining in 2011, CRPEG and AECL agreed on an MSA which included isotopes production as essential. Now in 2014, AECL’s position is that the production of medical isotopes is no longer essential. CRPEG disagrees with AECL’s apparent about-face on this issue.

As a result the MSA has been referred to the CIRB. We do not expect a hearing date until early in 2015. A strike or lockout cannot occur until the MSA is resolved.

If AECL and CRPEG do not reach agreement on the MSA prior to November 9th, the current CRPEG strike mandate will expire.

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