NEW DELHI - 2013 APPLICANTS.

[maverick.dexter]

Congrats jk45.......SO your process took near about 5 months........

Hey please read jk45's post carefully...to avoid confusion
He is talking about a different person from a different forum/website

 

[rajat.narang23]

The federal government tabled back-to-work legislation Monday afternoon to end the Canada Post lockout, the second time in a week it moved to end a work stoppage.
Federal Labour Minister Lisa Raitt introduced the bill in the House of Commons, which would have an arbitrator pick one side's offer over the other. The government tabled similar legislation to end a strike by Air Canada employees.
Raitt wants the bill passed within a few days to get the mail moving again. The House of Commons is also expected to rest for the summer on Friday.


Read more - CTV news link

This happened in 2011

Good link!

Another fun to read link will be of "Ronald Reagan", the US president for most of the 1980's, and how he broke the back of striking Union workers in 1981. Looks for "Reagan", "Strike", "PATCO" in Google. I do not think any more Unions dared to strike during the rest of his term!

 

[Watinforeva]

Bargaining
July 30, 2013

Job action by Foreign Service Officers continues: How this affects PSAC members

Members of the FS group who belong to the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO) are in their fourth month of strike action. PSAC members have traditionally been sent on temporary assignments overseas to replace FS workers who are on leave, or to assist in work surcharges over the summer months. This practice has continued since the strike action began, and many of our members have questions about how the PAFSO strike affects their assignments.

The PSAC stands in solidarity with our Brothers and Sisters at PAFSO and ask our members to ensure that they do not perform the duties of striking workers.

The following information from PAFSO should help to answer some of your questions. If you are a PSAC member working abroad on a temporary assignment and are still unsure as to whether you are being asked to perform struck work, please contact your Component for assistance.

What this means for you
Current job action by PAFSO has important implications for labour relations across the federal public service in the short and long term. We keen to ensure that our own union and our members provide as much support to PAFSO's efforts as the law allows.

1. All members: We ask all [CAPE / PIPSC / AJC / CEIU / UNE / CIU] members to continue to show support for PAFSO members who are on strike and to respect the lawful job action process by not attempting to perform any of the duties of striking FS employees. If directed by your supervisor to do so, you should refer them to your department's own Guide for Strike Preparation, which states clearly that “Employees in other bargaining units should not be asked to perform duties of employees on strike.” If your supervisor persists, please contact your [CAPE / PIPSC / AJC / CEIU / UNE / CIU] labour relations officer for guidance.

2. Members assigned to FS positions: Substantive members of [CAPE / PIPSC / AJC / CEIU / UNE / CIU] bargaining units currently assigned/acting in a FS position are deemed under the Public Service Labour Relations Act to be members of the FS bargaining unit for the duration of their assignment and are therefore eligible to participate in job action. (The Public Service Labour Relations Board confirmed in its 2004 Potter decision that “you are what you do” is the overriding principle in determining an employee's bargaining unit.) We urge all such members to follow job action instructions from PAFSO. This is true even if your union dues are still being directed to [CAPE / PIPSC / AJC / CEIU / UNE / CIU]: there is often a lag within a department's compensation services in updating membership lists (“check-off”) for unions and redirecting union dues appropriately, especially in departments with heavy rotationality like DFATD and CIC.

3. Members on short-term deployments doing FS work: Substantive members of [CAPE / PIPSC / AJC / CEIU / UNE / CIU] bargaining units on short-term deployment (“temporary duty”) at missions abroad to provide surge capacity during peak season are performing FS work and deemed to be members of the FS bargaining unit for the duration of the deployment – even though you are not assigned to a specific FS position. This applies especially to employees deployed to CIC visa processing centres (generally PM or FB group members). You are eligible to participate in job action and we urge you to follow PAFSO's instructions. No matter what your manager may say, you can not be disciplined for participating in lawful job action by your bargaining unit at the time. Management is prohibited from using replacement workers from other unions to compensate for the absence of striking Foreign Service officers, and PAFSO has signaled its intention to pursue an unfair labour practice complaint in cases where managers seek to circumvent job action by obstructing unionized employees on short-term deployments from striking.

4. Members who withdraw services on PAFSO's behalf: PAFSO has confirmed that they will reimburse 100% of net pay recovered by the employer as a result of your participation in service withdrawals – even if your salary scale (which is protected during your assignment to a FS position) exceeds FS rates of pay. Remember that, under law, the employer may only recover salary plus Foreign Service Directives (FSDs) 56 and 58, prorated to the exact number of days for which you withdrew service. This is confirmed in Treasury Board's “Policy on Strikes” (http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=12607). If you are on temporary duty and receiving FSD 8 (Short-Term Assignments outside Canada), the employer can not withhold accommodation, flight, or per diem costs.

In closing, the PAFSO wishes to thank all members for their continuing support and solidarity for our Foreign Service colleagues. Please contact your CIU labour relations officer should you have any questions concerning these or other implications of PAFSO job action for you and your work.


Date Modified : 2013/07/30

 

[RD.NewDelhi]

Morning guys !!! No news??

 

[suban]

Morning guys !!! No news??

yes there is..but not for us..Clement went to brain research center to see how brain works....and to check his brain too

 

[mum_girl]

yes there is..but not for us..Clement went to brain research center to see how brain works....and to check his brain too

lol...thanks you brought a smile to my face

 

[gupta417]

Guys, this forum is for a specific purpose which all of us here know very well and this thread is for people who has applied in this year from India... so lets use this platform for that purpose... and do not make this a social network site... there are many people including me who are closely following this thread... although we are very busy at our work during our day time, still we keep checking this thread whenever there is a new post... whenever anything is posted we get a notification mail and we check this site with a hope of reading some useful information... most of us here are already very frustrated with the current situation and on top of that seeing some childish and non-sense posts here worsens the situation... it is already getting very difficult to concentrate on our work and life here, being away from our loved ones for months together... so guys I hope all of you understand and behave maturely...
no hard feelings please... we are all here to help each other and share immigration related information with others... I wish everyone good luck and lets hope that this strike gets resolved soon and we all get to unite with our families..

- Gupta

 

[YogMys]

Guys, this forum is for a specific purpose which all of us here know very well and this thread is for people who has applied in this year from India... so lets use this platform for that purpose... and do not make this a social network site... there are many people including me who are closely following this thread... although we are very busy at our work during our day time, still we keep checking this thread whenever there is a new post... whenever anything is posted we get a notification mail and we check this site with a hope of reading some useful information... most of us here are already very frustrated with the current situation and on top of that seeing some childish and non-sense posts here worsens the situation... it is already getting very difficult to concentrate on our work and life here, being away from our loved ones for months together... so guys I hope all of you understand and behave maturely...
no hard feelings please... we are all here to help each other and share immigration related information with others. I wish everyone good luck and lets hope that this strike gets resolved soon and we all get to unite with our families..

- Gupta

I agree with u gupta417....please guys join for this cause...I apperciate u guys are getting to knw eachother n making new friends but even think of people who are having busy work schedule....Guys I plead u to make our conversation/post in the forum to be informative....Sorry if my words hurted anyone

 

[RD.NewDelhi]

yes there is..but not for us..Clement went to brain research center to see how brain works....and to check his brain too

hahaha. I hope he s brain is working now and he ll take some actions to resolve the strike. Fingers crossed!

 

[Myrah7]

hahaha. I hope he s brain is working now and he ll take some actions to resolve the strike. Fingers crossed!

its too hot in here and lot of negativity here!! anyways ppl are stressed and sad....abt the delays...so its nice to make ppl laugh and smile at times...everyone has their rt to speak here..lot of us come here get knowledge and feel better....and thr is nothing wrong abt that! its human nature ppl do fight and get angry coz of frustration but it gets resolved also...anyways im off for sometime...hope when I check this forum again its flooded with good news...god bless everyone .....take care .......love and light..

 

[kejalmistry]

its too hot in here and lot of negativity here!! anyways ppl are stressed and sad....abt the delays...so its nice to make ppl laugh and smile at times...everyone has their rt to speak here..lot of us come here get knowledge and feel better....and thr is nothing wrong abt that! its human nature ppl do fight and get angry coz of frustration but it gets resolved also...anyways im off for sometime...hope when I check this forum again its flooded with good news...god bless everyone .....take care .......love and light..

I agree with you

 

[kejalmistry]

ya I know they unnecessarily changed the design...rather than that they shld have spent TIME on ppls applications with DM'S

I know they have not updated data base and changing other stuffs and putting in hope that something got updated.

 

[Watinforeva]

The slowdown in processing applications is affecting tourists, businesspeople, temporary foreign workers and international students and the union believes it's having a "severe" economic impact. The tourism industry has estimated it could lose at least $280 million this summer.

I still don't understand why they don't say a word about the family sponsorship. It seems like this is the group they don't really care about. Strange. To me this is the most important group of people because so many families are not united at the moment because of this. It's not all just about money

 

[skas13]

The slowdown in processing applications is affecting tourists, businesspeople, temporary foreign workers and international students and the union believes it's having a "severe" economic impact. The tourism industry has estimated it could lose at least $280 million this summer.

I still don't understand why they don't say a word about the family sponsorship. It seems like this is the group they don't really care about. Strange. To me this is the most important group of people because so many families are not united at the moment because of this. It's not all just about money

I agree, it is more important than student and tourist visas, however, we have already paid..there is no more money to be made from us, so we are the ones who have to wait longer.
There is no way this can go on for much longer. let's hope we get a statement from clement today, as he promised to release a statement yesterday.

 

[jk45]

I do not think this strike is affecting govt. but us....media is more concerned about other stuff then this strike.....Not sure how to build pressure on govt to resolve this strike...

on the other hand PAFSO already stated they are ready to take this strike by the end of this year...