{"id":3757,"date":"2014-04-16T14:53:47","date_gmt":"2014-04-16T19:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.une-sen.org\/press\/?p=3757"},"modified":"2014-04-16T14:53:47","modified_gmt":"2014-04-16T19:53:47","slug":"another-great-seminar-in-the-ncr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/?p=3757","title":{"rendered":"Another great seminar in the NCR"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Has it been three years already? Last weekend marked the end of a successful round of regional seminars held across the country. It was the NCR-Treasury Board region that got honour of hosting the last regional seminar before convention. (don\u2019t hyperventilate\u2026 but convention is coming FAST!)<\/p>\n

With so much happening on Parliament Hill these days, members weren\u2019t scratching their heads searching for discussion topics. But, according to Regional Vice-President Richard Ballance, scary House bills aren\u2019t top of mind for the average member.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur members are encountering a lot of issues with performance management agreements \u2013 in how they\u2019re implemented,\u201d explained Ballance.<\/p>\n

Tony Clement\u2019s recent comments<\/a> have many members fearing that performance appraisals are going to become a gateway for disciplinary measures.<\/p>\n

Ballance said another issue punctuating workplaces centers on sick leave; managers are increasingly demanding a doctor\u2019s note when people fall ill. Typically, a medical note is only requested when an employee\u2019s absence spans three days or longer.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore and more, managers are asking for notes on any illness,\u201d he explained. \u201cEspecially if they see you as a problem employee.\u201d<\/p>\n

The collective agreements we hold with Treasury Board allow for managers to request a doctor\u2019s letter; there\u2019s nothing prohibiting them from doing so, even if the absence was only a day or two.<\/p>\n

Ballance is also concerned that this new trend is putting further stress on an already underfunded health-care system.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd many walk-in clinics charge for these letters; our members are paying out of pocket for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Much like the recent NCR-Separate Employers\u2019 regional seminar<\/a>, a workshop on resolutions got rave reviews. Anyone going to convention can, we\u2019re told, look forward to \u201cseveral\u201d resolutions that were written during this seminar.<\/p>\n

Finally, you\u2019ll be happy to hear that the UNE got props from the PSAC\u2019s own Chris Aylward for having a provision that sends youth delegates to our conventions. During each regional seminar, young members caucus and elect two of their peers as youth delegates to convention.<\/p>\n

Karine Oluyole and Georgina Smith were elected last weekend; they join 18 other youth delegates who will represent their peers at our upcoming convention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Has it been three years already? Last weekend marked the end of a successful round of regional seminars held across the country. It was the NCR-Treasury Board region that got honour of hosting the last regional seminar before convention. (don\u2019t hyperventilate\u2026 but convention is coming FAST!) With so much happening on Parliament Hill these days, … <\/p>\n

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