Agriculture UnionORIENTATION

FOR NEW MEMBERS

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Overview

► Welcome to the Agriculture Union’s overview of your union’s core activities.

► Who are our members ► Your Union ► Your Local Structure ► Local Roles and Responsibilities ► National Union Structure ► Agriculture Union Roles and Responsibilities ► PSAC Roles and Responsibilities ► Union Membership and Dues ► Collective Agreements ► Your Rights ► Our Union’s Position ► Useful Links

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Members of Agriculture Unionwork for:

Canadian Food Inspection Agency Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada

▪ Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal ▪ Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency

Canadian Grain Commission Canadian Dairy Commission Public Service Commission Department of National Defence (language training) Canada School of Public Service

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Your Union

► You are a member of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)

► You are a member of the Agriculture Union a component of PSAC

► You are a member of your Local ► You are the Union as we are worker driven

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Your Local Structure

► President

► Vice-President

► Secretary

► Treasurer

► Executive Responsible for Health & Safety ___________

► Stewards______

► Executive Responsible for Human Rights

► Regional Vice-President___________________

all local positions elected at local annual general meeting

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Union Structure

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Roles and Responsibilities of Your Local

► General Membership Meetings ► Union Education ► Communication ► Grievances ► Negotiations (bargaining demands, essential services,

ratification vote, strike, etc.) ► Health & Safety ► Union Management Consultation Committee (UMC)

meetings

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Roles and responsibilities of the Agriculture Union (National)

► Consultation with the Employer ► Grievances - Final level Presentation ► National Union-Management Consultation Committee (NUMC) ► National Policy Committee on Health & Safety (NOSH) ► Political Action ► Collective Bargaining ► Communications ► Human Rights ► Employment Equity ► National Council ► Conventions and Conferences ► Essential Services / Exclusions ► For more information, please visit www.agrunion.com

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Roles and responsibilities of the Public Service Alliance of Canada

► Collective Bargaining ► Education ► Political Action ► Communication ► Representation (at Public Service Labour Relations Board) ► Job Classification ►Human Rights ► Social Justice Fund ►Health and Safety ►Organizing ► For more information, please visit www.psacunion.ca

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Union Membership and Dues

►Dues are compulsory as everyone benefits from services (Rand decision)

► PSAC, AU, and Local dues ►Deducted from Pay – Tax deductible ►Rates set at conventions every 3 years ►Local rates sets at Annual General Meeting ►Must sign a card to hold union office **your membership card will be mailed to you**

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Collective Agreement

►Contract negotiated between the union and the employer

►Obligations on both parties ►Rights for members ►Salary rates and applications for members ►Terms and Conditions of Employment ►Copies available from employer

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Your Rights

►Right to participate in Union activities ►Right to representation before management

on employment issues ►Right to participate in OHS and safe

workplace ►Right to strike when notified by PSAC ►Right to current job description ►Right to harassment/violence free workplace

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Union Position

►Union has a zero tolerance for harassment or bullying in all workplaces and in the union

►Notify your supervisor of any incident and contact your Union representative

►Report any observations of others to your Supervisor

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Useful Links► Agriculture Union : http://www.agrunion.com/en/linkscollectiveagreement.html ► PSAC: http://www.psacunion.ca ► PSAC Regional Offices: ► Atlantic: http://psacatlantic.ca/ ► British Columbia: http://psacbc.com/ ► National Capital Region: http://www.psac-ncr.com/ ► Ontario: http://ontario.psac.com/ ► Prairies: http://prairies.psac.com/ ► Québec: http://afpcquebec.com/ ► Agriculture Union By Laws: http://www.agrunion.com/en/bylawsandregulations.html ► Treasury Board: http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/tbs-sct/index-eng.asp ► National Joint Council: http://www.njc-cnm.gc.ca/index.php?lang=eng ► Public Service Labour Relations Board: http://www.pslrb-crtfp.gc.ca/intro_e.asp ► Collective agreements:

▪ Treasury Board - Program and Administrative Services ► (AS, CM, CR, DA, IS, OE, PM, ST, WP)

▪ Treasury Board - Operational Services ► (FR, HP, HS, GL, GS, LI, SC, PR-S)

▪ Treasury Board - Technical Services ► (DD, EG, GT, PI, PY, TI)

▪ Treasury Board - Education and Library Science ► (ED, EU, LS)

▪ Canadian Food Inspection Agency

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Thank Youwww.agrunion.com

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