moved:
Motion No. 3
That Bill C-24, in Clause 9, be amended by replacing lines 38 to 46 on page 4, and lines 1 to 12, on page 5 with the following:
“9. The arbitration panel shall be guided by:
(a) cost of living index since the last contract settlement
(b) average public sector increase
(c) impact on postal service
(d) financial impact of contract settlement
(e) will settlement cause an increase in postal rates in excess of inflation since last adjustment
(f) any change in job descriptions
(g) public sector comparisons of any of the disputed items.”
Mr. Chairman, my amendment removes one portion of specific guidelines included by the government to give directions to its arbitrator and replaces it with six points which give guidance in terms of the market, in terms of postal service, in terms of the cost of the settlement, average settlements within the public sector and so on to the arbitration panel as proposed by Reform.