AD Group: No news at this time.

AS Group: A Bargaining Committee needs to be established. We will be sending out a memo to all members in the NCR asking whether they wish to participate. A meeting will then be held for all those who have replied and a committee and a chairperson will be selected.

CS Group: The CS Bargaining Committee is meeting on January 28 to begin the process of formulating bargaining demands. Any members who have issues they would like to see addressed in the next round of bargaining should send an email to joan@rcea.ca. With respect to the terminable allowance, the RCEA has approached NRC about extending the allowance. We have been advised that NRC will extend the terminable allowance for six months. As everyone now knows, the public service CS Group has seen its terminable allowance terminated. PIPSC has filed a complaint with the Public Service Staff Relations Board and it will likely be heard in February or March.

OP Group: Bargaining is scheduled for February 7 and 8.

PG Group: In response to our request for input, a small number of members sent in their concerns. These will be used in the formulation of demands. The public service PG Group is scheduled to go to arbitration at the end of March. We will be waiting to see the results of the arbitration process.

TO Group: A new TO Bargaining Committee has been established with Jeff Fraser as Chairperson. The committee met on January 25 to begin the process of formulating demands. It will meet again on February 23.