The RCEA represents six different groups of employees at the NRC and each of these different groups are bargained separately. Improvements to salaries, hours of work, leave provisions, discipline, and other working conditions are negotiated through the collective...
To become an RCEA member you must fill in an enrolment card. Why should you enroll? The RCEA provides advice and individual representation to members on all employment related issues. It represents members in grievances and complaints, both at NRC and before...
For more than 55 years, the Research Council Employees’ Association (RCEA) has been the certified bargaining agent representing six groups and categories at NRC. These groups and categories are: AD (Administrative Support) Group, AS (Administrative Services) Group, CS...
I am currently a TO with HHT at the Royalmount site in Montreal. I have been volunteering with the RCEA since 2006, first as a steward and now 2nd VP. In 2012, the RCEA Constitution was updated and the requirements for the 2nd Vice President position allowed for a...
I am currently a CS with Digital Technologies in Ottawa. I am a Software & Systems Analyst within the Data Analytics Centre at M50. I have been an RCEA shop steward since 2009 and your 1st Vice President since 2014. My family have always had a strong propensity...
Hello Members, Happy Spring. The RCEA is getting ready to begin the bargaining process of new collective agreements for all groups. We need your help as volunteer members are needed to sit on Bargaining Unit Committees, Article 6.6 RCEA Constitution. Members are the...
Hello RCEA members, As you know, NRC President Iain Stewart sent out an announcement to all employees (December 15, 2022) regarding an updated return-to-work policy sent out to all departments by TBS...
Excerpt from President’s Report Annual General Meeting Thursday October 13, 2022. Even though many restrictions have been lifted regarding COVID-19 requirements and masks, the NRC and all federal protocols for health and safety in their workplaces remains unchanged. ...
Dear members, As you are all aware the Policy on COVID-19 Vaccination for the Core Public Administration (CPA) was suspended on June 20, 2022. Crown corporations and separate agencies (NRC) will also be suspending their vaccine requirements. With the suspension of...
A Message from Dale MacMillan Vice-President, Corporate Services & Chief Financial Officer National Research Council Canada NRC Suspension of mandatory vaccination requirements for federal employees Dear colleagues, Earlier today, the Government of Canada...