Organizing
Nishnawbe-Aski Police Services Board Civilians
Feb. 15, 2008
NAPS- A Sacred Calling
Greetings All,
I would like to bring this video to your attention for the purposes of support, education and awareness.
Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service: A Sacred Calling is a 20 minute video documentary portraying the deplorable working and living conditions of NAPS officers and detachments, resulting from an accumulation of severe provincial and federal funding shortages.
Video Link:
http://www.nan.on.ca/article/nishnawbe-aski-police-service-a-sacred-calling--307.asp
Other Related News and Links:
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=285717
http://www.thestar.com/News/article/300461
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/January2008/16/c9460.html
Please pass on this information.
Miigwetch/Thank you
Kevin Nadjiwon
Aboriginal Representative- PSAC Ontario Regional Council
Human Rights Representative- National Component, Ontario
May 25, 2007
NAPS Civilians Ratify Collective Agreement
NAPS civilians ratified a renewal collective agreement. The members voted to accept the two year agreement that saw implementation of a new classification system that mirrors the Ontario Provincial Police Association (OPPA) civilian employees and pay scedule with a three percent economic increase in the second year to all rates of pay.
Six new positions have also been added to the agreement. Other highlights include the addtion of call back pay, maternity leave top up and improvements in vacation and short term disabilty entitlements."
Renewal Agreement Ratification Kit [word] [pdf]
Collective Bargaining
On July 20, 2005, Administrative Office Employees of the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Services (NAPS) Board in Thunder Bay voted, by an overwhelming margin of 13 to 4, in favour of joining the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC).
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The twenty civilian employees voted to join the Public Service Alliance of Canada for improved working conditions and wages.
PSAC reached a first collective agreement in November, 2005 resulting in significant wage adjustments, a pension plan, commitments to improve health and safety and job classification.
Nishnawbe-Aski Police Services civilian staff work in Cochrane, Sioux Lookout, Sandy Lake detachment offices and at their headquarters in Thunder Bay. They provide support for the police services in 35 First Nations Communities in Northern Ontario.
Collective Bargaining
Local Union News
Administrative office employees have formed their own PSAC Local 00400, elected a Local Executive and established a Shop Stewards Network to provide effective leadership, communications and representation for its members.
National Aboriginal, Inuit and Metis Network
If you are a PSAC member who is also Aboriginal, Inuit or Metis, you can join a national network of PSAC’s Aboriginal, Inuit and Metis members. The NAIM Network aims to provide a unified voice for the diverse community of PSAC’s Aboriginal, Inuit and Metis members, so that together they can increase their involvement in all levels in our Union, empower each other, and advance their rights within and beyond our Union. Visit the PSAC web site at www.psac-afpc.com/naim/ for more information about the NAIM Network.
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