Finance committee  In 1999 we advanced the position based on a level of not just seniority, but skills and seniority. If you look at most private sector unions, that's what they have. We were not even advocating a pure seniority, because we do recognize there has to be a level of competence to do t

Finance committee  Maybe I could answer that question for you. The mandate for Deloitte & Touche was actually set by the agency; they had a very narrow mandate. They were to look at the assessment of staffing and recourse as defined within the agency's policy. In answer to your question about

Finance committee  There are a number of private sector unions. For example, if you look at the Canadian Union of Public Employees, they spread across multiple employers. Actually, their numbers are larger than either PIPS or UTE. There are hundreds of unions out there in the private sector.

Finance committee  Maybe I could have an attempt at that. I'm the executive assistant to the national president, but I am the staffing liaison and the chief consultant for the union in our discussions with the agency. One of the biggest problems is that without the ability to negotiate, the emplo