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MEMBER PREVAILS AFTER SIX YEAR PROMOTIONAL BATTLE

We recently assisted a Member who sought help from the Legal Fund because he believed the promotion process was flawed. He also felt that the line officer was biased in favour of the one candidate over another and therefore there were grounds for filing a grievance. BACKGROUND: In 2011, the Member applied for a promotion to S/Sgt. and was unsuccessful.…

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PENSION PORTABILITY SUCCESS – AUGUST 2019

In 2013, an application was made to the Legal Fund by the Staff Relations Representatives seeking funding for counsel to investigate the possibility of a claim concerning the RCMP’s delay in implementing pension portability for members who transferred to the RCMP prior to 2012 from other police departments. Eventually, forty-eight claims were filed in court to pursue damages flowing from…

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