CEUDA reacts
JULY 9 CEUDA requests meeting ... I must inform you that your letter did not alleviate our major concerns with classification for our members in these Divisions and appears to indicate that management is not interested in proper consultation with CEUDA.
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CBSA won't merge jobs, continues acting assignments
JUN 22 Burkholder replies ... I am writing today in response to your letter of May 7, 2004 with respect to a staffing process for Customs Trade Regional Senior Project Officer positions. I apologize for the delay in responding to your letter.
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Merge Compliance Verification and Client Services Jobs
MAY 7 CEUDA wants jobs merged ... The CEUDA Human Resources Sub-Committee on Trade Restructuring is actively promoting the merging of the Compliance Verification Officer (CVO) and the Client Services Officer (CSO) job descriptions.  The Sub-Committee (George Scott and Nelson Guay) met in Ottawa on March 30, 2004.  They drafted a letter for the signature of J.-P. Fortin, 4th NVP and Chair of the HR Committee, to bring the position of merging the CVO and CSO jobs to the attention of CBSA Senior Management.
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CEUDA opposed long-term acting assignments
MAY 7 CEUDA wants competitions for indeterminate jobs ... The CEUDA Human Resources Sub-Committee on Trade Restructuring is opposed to long-term acting assignments in the Regions for employees occupying Headquarters Senior Program Officer positions.  CEUDA has been lobbying CBSA Senior Management to open competitions for indeterminate positions.
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CEUDA opposes new Customs Self Assessment job
APR 5 CEUDA against new job ... CBSA has indicated it will create a new job in the Regions to work on Customs Self Assessment.  CEUDA is of the position that duties for that job should be added to the current CVO/CSO job descriptions, which should then be sent to classification.  CEUDA opposes adding any new job description in these Divisions in what appears to be an attempts to two-tier the current classification level for the work done in the Divisions.