Hello Members, May was a time for many changes in the RCEA office. There were two staff departures. Cathie Fraser, RCEA President, was appointed as General Secretary of the National Joint Council (NJC) and Deborah Cooper, Executive Director, left...
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RCEA Membership: On behalf of the RCEA, I would like to thank Cathie Fraser for her years of commitment and service to the RCEA and its members. Through Cathie’s hard work and dedication, the RCEA was shaped into the strong and viable union we see...
Collective Bargaining
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...
Retirement Celebration
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June 2021
Dear Members, Summer-time is finally here. For me, it seems like I have been waiting a very long time for my favourite season to arrive. I didn’t think we would still be in this pandemic/lockdown situation more than a year after it started. But...
March 2021
Dear Members, I wish you, your families and friends a very happy and healthy Spring. I am very pleased to announce that I recently signed two Memorandum of Agreements (MOA) with NRC regarding additional compensation for issues related to the...
December 2020
I hope you are all safe and staying well. The Covid-19 pandemic is now going into the Winter months, and I understand how hard this may be on some members. Although vaccines are on the horizon, there will still be many months of work and social...
December Shutdown 2020
A memorandum of understanding has been concluded between the RCEA and NRC for December shutdown. Letter of Understanding Regarding the December Shutdown 2020. Except for those employees who are required to work during the shutdown period because of...
An Update from Johnson Insurance and MEDOC Travel Insurance
Note - As a travel advisory has been issued to Avoid All Travel or Avoid All Non-essential Travel, medical coverage is limited to a period of 10 days from the date of the travel advisory or formal notice was issued, or to a period that is...
Novel Coronavirus Advisory (COVID-19)
Health Canada’s Public Service Occupational Health Program (PSOHP) circulated an updated Occupational Health Advisory regarding novel coronavirus last week, February 12.