The Union had a conference call with several of the Sheriff Supervisors in the summer of 2007. It was decided at this time that the Sheriff Supervisors wanted to file an appeal to a higher grid level. You asked for the Union's assistance in this process. The Union agreed to assist, and requested at that time that each and every member wishing to appeal must individually fill out the Classification Appeal form for the Public Service Agency. The instructions are very clear in the 14th Master Agreement Art: 28.3 on how to follow this process. Several times since that conference call the Union has asked the membership to comply. To this date only 13 members have done so. The Public Service Agency has requested the Union on several occasions to send them a list of those members that have appealed; the Union has been reluctant to do so, simply because the numbers are not very compelling.

The Public Service Agency has sent the Union a list of all the Sheriff Supervisors at the Grid 18 level in the Province; the list is broken down into the applicable job description for each member. I am also including a Classification Appeal form for those that have not yet submitted one. Please read the job description and on a separate sheet of paper identify any duties that are not listed in the job description that you perform on a regular basis. If you do not submit this information the Union can not assure that the members that chose not to participate will be recognized in the end result. These job descriptions have not been rated yet by either the Union or the Public Service Agency.

There are presently 6 (six) job descriptions that the Sheriff Supervisor's Grid 18 are working under:

• Jury Management Supervisor
• Court Security Supervisor
• Deputy Sheriff Supervisor - Lower Mainland
• Deputy Sheriff Supervisor - Interior, Prince George, Vancouver Island
• Jail Supervisor
• Holding Cells/Escorts

You have till December 20, 2007 to submit your documents for review. The Union and the Public Service Agency will then in the New Year arrange for onsites (job audit done by the Union and the Employer and a member representative of each job description) and these jobs will be rated. Once we receive the ratings the Union will review and decide if further action is necessary.

If you have any questions on the contents of the memo do not hesitate to contact me by telephone (toll free) at 1-800-663-1674 or by e-mail at [email protected] .

In solidarity

Mary Partridge
Classification Appeals Representative

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