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Following the health and safety complaint instigated by CAPE in April this year on behalf of its members working as Interpreters, the Labour Program of ESDC (formerly Labour Canada) has recognized that the current working conditions of the interpreters working at the House of Commons do not meet the health and safety requirements under the health and safety provisions of the Canada Labour Code.

After years of negotiations, a new tentative agreement has been reached with the Employer to update the Public Service Health Care Plan (PSHCP). The tentative agreement is being presented to Treasury Board for ratification shortly.

With the announcements by Public Health Officials in the Federal, Ontario and Quebec jurisdictions confirming that we are entering a seventh wave of COVID-19 infections, CAPE has made a request to the Treasury Board Secretariat that all return to office plans be immediately suspended until the situation improves.

Following the Membership Budget Meeting that was held on May 5, 2022, all members in good standing were invited to vote on CAPE's 2022 budget from June 20th to July 4th. Here are the results.

On Monday, June 27, CAPE President Greg Phillips met with Deputy Minister for Public Services and Procurement Canada, Paul Thompson, as well as the Chief Executive Officer of the Translation Bureau, Lucie Séguin. The meeting was intended to discuss the interpreters’ ongoing workplace health challenges.

CAPE’s EC bargaining team held intensive negotiation sessions with the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) over the months of May and June.

You can make your voice heard by submitting resolutions. This is a great way for all registered members to exercise their privileges.

After four months of negotiations at the TR bargaining table, CAPE’s bargaining team has reached an impasse. As a result, the team is recommending that the collective bargaining committee refer the outstanding issues for arbitration.

We at CAPE are proud to represent our 22,000 federal public sector members, and during National Public Service Week invite the public to join us in celebrating and recognizing their hard work.

The current challenges to the federal workforce, the vaccine mandate and interpreters’ health and safety concerns were the focus of a recent meeting between the Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE) and the Conservative Party of Canada’s Shadow minister for Labour.