A complaint has been filed before the International Labour Organization (ILO) on behalf of the 18 federal public service bargaining agents, including CAPE, and the 230,000 members they represent. The complaint alleges that the government of Canada, with the passage of sections 253 to 273 of Bill C-59 (the Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1), has given itself the ability to unilaterally amend collective bargaining agreements without negotiating with the affected unions.
Drafted by the Association of Canadian Financial Officers (ACFO), the complaint was brought jointly by the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) and Public Services International (PSI). ILO Convention No. 87 (1948) protects freedom of association and the right to organize. The complaint specifies that the powers conferred upon the government by Bill C-59 violate this convention.
All of the documents relating to this complaint are available for consultation on the ACFO website.
