Professionals Making A Difference
Your bargaining committee is preparing for bargaining, and as a first step in this, we are asking that you complete a bargaining survey. The survey is designed to give you an opportunity to identify desired collective agreement changes and improvements. Please take a look at your collective agreement, and consider what could be changed to make your working life better – whether that be benefit improvements; increased special or vacation leave; improved job security; a wage increase, or anything else.
The information you provide by responding to the survey serves two purposes: it informs us of your views on what is important and what is not, and it provides a basis for the union to defend PEA positions at the bargaining table. Please be as specific as you can about what changes you want – i.e. specify the amount of wage increase you want; specify how you want a particular collective agreement provision changed. Also, if you can, take the time to let us know why and present examples where you can.
This year we are conducting the FMEP Bargaining Survey online. You may access and complete the FMEP Bargaining Survey by going to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FMEPBargainingSurvey2010.
Please complete your survey by Jan 15th at 4 pm. The Committee will be meeting on January 21 to analyze the results and prepare bargaining proposals. The proposals will be circulated to you for comment.
During bargaining your Committee may come back for further direction.
If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact your Labour Relations Officer Barinder Rasode in the Surrey office, or one of your committee members: Brent Hird, Debra Padron or Richard Benwell.
