News

Monday, CAPE filed a complaint against Treasury Board for its return-to-office mandate during the statutory freeze period while negotiating the renewal of the EC collective agreement.

After communicating the news of the updated Public Service Health Care Plan last fall, CAPE would like to bring you up to date regarding a temporary increase in physiotherapy coverage for 2023.

On March 6, 2023, the Treasury Board Secretariat found that there was discrimination and systemic racism at the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) in a decision issued on a policy grievance filed by CAPE - and similarly by the Association of Justice Counsel (AJC) and Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) - concerning discrimination against Black and racialized employees of the CHRC.

The Library of Parliament bargaining team met the Employer in October for a two-day session and in December for a half-day session.

CAPE is excited to share that we now have digital membership cards available to all registered members. No more worries about losing your card or taking up more space in your wallet.

Thank you to all the members who were able to participate in the 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM), which was held on Wednesday, November 9. Members had the chance to participate in person or virtually by Zoom.

Discussion on anti-Black racism in the workplace

Issues of importance to TR members were the focus of an introductory meeting between the Canadian Association of Professional Employees and the new chief executive officer of the Translation Bureau last month.

For the first time since becoming a Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) affiliate in 2021, the Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE) sent a delegation to the CLC Lobby Day.

As mentioned in our previous message, we met with the Employer and the mediator on February 7 and 8, and for an additional half day on the 9th.