REGULATION 10 – COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
10.1 The NRU component will forward the bargaining calendar showing deadlines of submissions by the locals under its jurisdiction.
10.2 Bargaining proposals may include changes to the existing collective agreement in the form of amendments, additions or deletions.
10.3 Should a conflict occur between the NRU Collective Bargaining Regulations and that of the PSAC Regulation 15 and 15A on Collective Bargaining note the PSAC regulation will take precedence.
10.4 Bargaining Unit – A bargaining unit is defined as a Table and is composed of a specified classification of groups. For example, Table 1 is a bargaining unit and is comprised of ( AS, IS, PM, CR, OE, ST, WP, CM, DA groups).
10.5 Collective Bargaining – Collective bargaining is the process of collecting membership input under their collective agreements and preparing a program of demands that can be forwarded by the bargaining units to the employer.
10.6 Delegate – A delegate is defined as the person/member who has been selected by the NRU Component in accordance with the Regulations of the PSAC to attend and represent the Component membership at Regional Bargaining Conferences.
10.7 Membership Experiences – Membership input is defined as the union members written proposal for bargaining to amend their contractual agreements with the employer.
10.8 Program Of Demands – The Collective Bargaining Committee of the National Board of Directors shall cause to be established an initial program of demands for all units prior to negotiations. These demands will be provided as statement of principles with rationales and justification.
10.9 Standing Bargaining Committee – The Standing Bargaining Committee is a group established at the local level to obtain membership experiences. The make-up of the committee should try to follow the definition of a bargaining unit.
COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING
MANUALS
AND FORMS
10.10 The NRU component will have available a current master hardcopy of this NRU Collective Bargaining Policy and maintain an accurate updated e‑mail version available for its members on their web site.
10.11 Regulations No. 15 and Regulation No. 15A "Payment of Expenses" form part of the PSAC Constitution and a current copy will be held by the NRU component office.
10.12 The NRU component shall make available and have on file current copies of the appropriate forms required to submit bargaining proposals on. These forms will be approved by the PSAC.
DEVELOPMENT
OF BARGAINING DEMANDS
10.14 Locals shall establish a Standing Bargaining Proposal Committee to prepare bargaining proposals. Bargaining proposals can be based on the program of demands recommended by the National Board of Directors and the membership input under their collective agreements.
10.15 Upon
receipt from the
10.16 The NRU Component shall receive, for each bargaining unit in which it has members, bargaining proposals from Locals within its jurisdiction. Only proposals with complete rationale and justification shall be considered. The Component shall select one proposal on each topic as the official position of the Component or shall develop, from several similar proposals on one topic, a composite proposal that shall be the position of the Component.
10.17 The NRU Component shall submit its official position on each bargaining proposal with complete rationale and justification to the Membership Services Branch on a form approved by the Branch and in accordance with the established timetable.
10.18 Each
bargaining proposal indicating the origin of the proposal must
be signed by a responsible officer of the Component
and be transmitted to the
REGIONAL BARGAINING CONFERENCES
10.19 The NRU component shall have delegates at Regional Bargaining Conferences in accordance with the Regulations of the PSAC and where permitted shall encourage the attendance of at least one delegate per bargaining unit in each region.
10.20 The selection of the NRU Component delegate shall be made in the following manner:
a) The member representative will be selected from nominations submitted by each Standing Bargaining Committee
b) The National Executive will select the member representative from the list of nominations received from each Local Standing Bargaining Committee. The National Executive will consider the geographical location of the bargaining unit members as well as the qualifications of the members nominated when making their selection of the Component delegate.
10.21 With
the exception of the designated equity group and regional
women's committee representatives, delegates to the Regional
Bargaining Conferences must hold office in the
Adopted by the National Council