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FSA Special General Meeting 9 September 2015

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Introductions

FSA GM, 21 January 2015 2

FSA SGM, 9 September 2015 3

Agenda

1. Territorial Acknowledgement 2. Approval of the Agenda 3. Bargaining Report 4. Ratification and Voting 5. Announcements, Other Business, & Wrap Up Items 6. Adjournment


Ratification vote will take place

online: Sept 9-16th

Executive Director: Bargaining Report and Ratification Recommendation


Bargaining Team


Teresa Place, FSA President Silvia Raschke, FSA Vice-President Terry Gordon, Financial Management Colin Jones, ITS Joe Newton, MAKE+ Dave Shaw, Mechanical Engineering Kenzie Woodbridge, ITS Sascha Swartz, FSA LR Information Officer Paul Reniers, Chief Negotiator

Bargaining Time Line


February, 2013 Previous bargaining round concludes September, 2013 FSA Collective Agreement Committee formed April, 2014 FSA Membership endorses bargaining proposals June 6, 2014 First bargaining session with BCIT June 30, 2014 Collective Agreement expires

Negotiations


Employer Bargaining Team • Tomi Eeckhout, VPHR, Chief Negotiator • Clodine Sartori, Manager, Labour Relations • Kim Dotto, Dean of Research • Wayne Hand, Dean, SoCE • Craig Cowan, Associate Dean, SoE • Bill Dow, Dean, SoHS*

Negotiations


• 24 sessions ending July 30, 2015 • Literally hundreds of proposals exchanged • All employer proposals and all agreements required

approval of the Post-Secondary Employers’ Association

• Employer required to comply with provincial government bargaining mandate

In Context


• Both BCGEU locals concluded bargaining this summer

• 65% of FPSE Locals have concluded bargaining, after a three month head start

• FPSE and BCGEU concluded template agreements in the spring

• 75% of public service has settled • All agreed to the same wage package

In Context


• FSA-BCIT settlement one of the most extensive in the public sector

• Thin settlements reflect limited mandate set by provincial government

• Public sector unions have not found leverage to open up mandate

The FSA Approach


• FSA strategy previously was to make no concessions in bargaining and to be flexible outside of bargaining

• Provincial government has tightened mandates: no concessions, no gains

• FSA adopted that position outside of bargaining: no concessions without corresponding gains

• Result has been improvements that apply to more members and are written in the contract

The Settlement


Bottom Line: • Increases totaling 5.5% to all wages and rates over 5 year

agreement • No Increase in first year (2014-15) July 1, 2015 1.0% July 1, 2016 0.5% May 1, 2017 1.0% July 1, 2017 0.5% May 1, 2018 1.0% July 1, 2018 0.5% May 1, 2019 1.0%

The Settlement


Benefits: January 1, 2016 • EHB deductible increases from $25 to $50 p.a. • Professional services reimbursement changes from

$10 each for first 12 visits to $10 each for first five visits

• Lifetime maximum changed from $250,000 to unlimited

The Settlement


Benefits: January 1, 2017 • Vision care increases from $400 to $500 every two

years • Hearing aid coverage increases from $400 every five

years to $1000 every three years January 1, 2018 • Supplemental Employment Benefit for

maternity/parental leave begins (75% of salary for 17 weeks)

The Settlement


Other Improvements: • Academic Freedom made consistent with other

college and university agreements • Faculty formerly known as non-teaching are now

recognized as ‘Specialized Faculty’ • Application of the BC Human Rights Code recognized

The Settlement


Concessions: • Release time for bargaining limited to four members

and release time officers • Grievance response time limit increases from five to

ten days • Seniority will not accrue while on general purpose

leave without pay

The Settlement


Compromises: Hours of Work • Normally assigned hours of work remain 0830-1730,

Monday-Friday • No regular or temporary member, except Librarians,

can be required to work outside those hours • Departments can schedule longer days, within limits,

without needing FSA approval • FSA has to be informed in advance of longer days • Special agreements for Nursing and Library

The Settlement


Compromises: Hours of Work • Longer hours must be approved by the Department,

the Manager, and the Employee assigned those hours

• FSA agreement required for: – Work on Saturdays, Sundays, or Statutory holidays – When more than half the shift is before 0800 or after 1600 – When more than nine hours elapses from beginning to end

of day

The Settlement


Compromises: Leave without pay (LWOP) limits • Applies to both General Purpose LWOP (Article 9.7)

and PD LWOP (Article 10.7) • Three year career maximum for each kind of leave

remains in place (six years in total) • A single absence cannot exceed three years • Must return to work for a period equal to the period

of LWOP before beginning a new LWOP • Pro-rated LWOP accepted by employer

The Settlement


Compromises: Short-term Development Leave • Article 10.6, applies to AIs and Tech Staff including

ITS and Research • Now can only be taken if ‘the Department is able to

meet its operational objectives’ • Disputes process incorporated, including review by a

labour-management committee from outside the department

The Settlement


Other Stuff: • Comprehensive housekeeping changes • Medical examinations can no longer be required • Partial months of pre-retirement leave will be paid

out, avoiding loss of income before pension begins • Acting and promotion rights made general • Economic Stability Dividend

The Missing Pieces


Part-Time Studies • Minimal language changes • Employer provided no substantial responses on PTS

issues, except to cite cost implications

Research • Many hours spent discussing research classifications • Substantial agreement on changes were nixed by MAVED • BCIT told it could not negotiate more research positions

into our agreement

The Missing Pieces


Assistant Instructors • No specific changes

Specialized Faculty • No short-term development leave or other changes

Reduction of Memoranda • Very small number of agreements incorporated

Endorsements


• Bargaining Team recommends ratification • Ratification endorsed by FSA Board of Directors • Settlement offer approved by Post-Secondary

Employers’ Association

Next Steps


If Ratified: • Will go to BCIT Board of Governors for a vote • PSEA will have to formally approve • Rights implemented at date of ratification unless

otherwise agreed (pay increases, implementation of benefit improvements)

• Retroactivity on 1% increase to July 1, 2015 • Publication of revised agreement

Next Steps


If Not Ratified: • Attempt to return to bargaining • Onus on union to get employer back to the table • Retroactivity may be at risk

Questions?

FSA GM, 21 January 2015 28

Voting & Ratification


Voting


• Simply Voting electronic system • Open now • Closes: Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Noon PST

Please encourage your colleagues

to vote!

Ratification


Ballot Question: Are you in favour of accepting the settlement agreement reached between BCIT and the Faculty and Staff Association on July 31, 2015?

Announcements


Upcoming Meetings


• Tech Rep Meetings: Resume on October 7th @ 2:30pm

• AGM: Wednesday, October 28th

@ 2:30pm


Door prizes! Check under your seat…

3 x Door prizes

Stick around for refreshments, and visiting the “Ask a Rep” table!

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