Request to cancel the PSAC and TB vote (PA, SV and EB groups)

#19: Michel Boyer - We got screwed !! 

 I'm with you on that one. I just started in the government in March and that would mean no severence pay for me, ever! I think most of the people that voted yes are the ones that are about to retire or want to "upgrade" their homes. Some just aren't thinking about the future, nor anybody else for that fact.

I'm paying the union for what? To take away everything that was offered to me when I first started? Or others that aren't ready to receive their severence pay? 

I'm not a wiz with income taxes either, but won't this take its toll on it?

As for Family days, not everyone has a full family, therefore most of those days are wasted. I don't recall seeing that we could use those days toward siblings, newphews, nieces, grandparents, close aunts and uncles. Are they not concidered family? They sure are to me. I live with my boyfriend without any children, therefore my five family days are more than likely wasted, or should I say six?

#76: - Superviseur 

 C'est peut être un bonus comme vous dites mais pourquoi il a été établi au départ c'est que les congés de maladie ne sont pas payé et ce fût en vigueur depuis 1960.

En plus plusieurs membres n'étaient même pas avisés de l'endroit et la date ou avait lieu le vote en question donc si PSAC aurait avisé ses membres correctement il y aurait eu un changement de situation sans aucun doute.

PSAC recevront presque 9 millions lors de la signature de cette entente donc qui prendre le bonus maintenant.....PSAC ne travaille pas pour nous mais bien pour eux mêmes S.V.P. regarder les choses en face et cesser de faire l'autruche.

Il faut essayer de faire quelque chose une fois pour toute pour que les membres se fassent entendre donc cette pétition va peut être changer quelque chose du moins on va essayer non???

#79: Visiteur - Re: Superviseur 

 Faites circuler le plus possible c'est le seul moyen de nous faire entendre pour une fois

dans le paragraphe qui commence avec ... "L'employeur convient d’accorder une somme 8 750 000 $..." et qui se termine avec "... L'employeur convient également d'accorder 292 000 $ par mois au PAM AFPC-SCT à partir du 21 juin 2014 jusqu'à la signature de la prochaine convention collective pour Ie groupe PA en vue d'assurer la continuité de cette initiative. Donc, je crois qu’en tant que membre nous pouvons en tirer notre propre conclusion."
Je suggère de changer la phrase de conclusion, car, non, les membres ne peuvent pas en tirer une conclusion claire. Suffit d'apporter un peu de lumière sur cette conclusion SVP.

#19: Michel Boyer - We got screwed !! 

I totally agree with what you have written.  In fact, when you consider the taxes we will have to pay if an employee decides to cash out the full amount?  We will have NOTHING left.  First of all, our tax bracket will got up which mean more money to the government and second, they will be taking more then half of this amount when you do cash it out.  All this to say, we loose everything and the government get's it all back.

I don't believe the results of the vote. Everyone I spoke to voted no. I've heard some members were not able to vote in a fair manner. They were handed envelopes with their names on them thus letting the union reps know exactly who voted against it. Seems like intimidation to me! I refuse to believe that anyone would voluntarily give up their severance pay. Why did the union let the situation go as far as it did? They never should have let it go as far as it did, meaning the voting stage. Union reps should have fought against this...at least ask the members if they agreed. Members had no opportunity to discuss among themselves or with union reps before the vote. The information session held prior to the vote was held at last possible second therefore we had very little time to digest the info before voting. I want this contract cancelled as I don't believe members were fairly represented and I believe that the union just agreed with it because they were offered money.

c'est vraiment intolerable de la part de l'AFPC de nous faire perdre un acquis de cette facon...