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| | LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION: | Series | | No.: | PR0059.001SF.0001 | | TITLE: | Civil Service Association sous-fonds, Conventions series | | CREATOR: | Alberta Union of Provincial Employees. Civil Service Association | | DATE RANGE: | 1921-1975 | | EXTENT: | 1.15 m of textual records | | ADMINISTRATIVE | | HISTORY/BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: | On Wednesday, March 19, 1919 at 10:26 a.m., the Civil Service Association (CSA) was founded. The CSA was formed because the conditions prevailing during the First World War brought about a demand for action from all employees. During those trying times, employees were forced to meet their obligations with a pay cheque which had shrunk to about one half its former value. Salaries in the government service remained stationary throughout the war years while in industry salaries were advancing rapidly. These then were some of the reasons why it was felt necessary to form the CSA. The CSA's policies were laid down at conventions which were held every year in November. At these conventions, each branch was entitled to representation, and delegates decided what action should be taken on the many items of business discussed. The Provincial Executive was then charged with the responsibility of carrying out these decisions. At the annual meeting, the Executive was elected and these officers were charged with conducting the affairs of the branch in a legal and ethical manner. Various branch committees were elected to assist in the proper running of the branches, committees such as Grievance, Recreation and Education. By declaration of incorporation, the CSA was legally acknowledged as a society under the provincial "Societies Act" from 1919 - 1968. In 1968 the incorporation of the CSA came under "The Civil Service Association of Alberta Act". Also in 1968, "The Public Service Act" (ch.81, Alberta Statutes) and "The Crown Agencies Employee Relations Act" (ch.17, Alberta Statutes) were enacted giving the CSA the sole right to negotiate on behalf of employees of the Government, and on behalf of members who were employees of Crown Boards and Agencies. In 1972 both Acts were amended to include provisions for binding arbitration. When the CSA was formed in 1919 the membership was approximately 450 members. There were in excess of 24,000 members when the CSA became the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees on June 14th, 1976. | | CUSTODIAL HISTORY: | In 1973, Alan Ridge of the Provincial Archives of Alberta donated material comprising PR1973.0267 to the Provincial Archives of Alberta. In 1978, the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees donated material comprising PR1978.0299 to the Provincial Archives of Alberta when they became the successor body of the organization. | | SCOPE AND CONTENT: | The series consists of records from the annual conventions held by the CSA from 1921 to 1975. These records were created for the purpose of the annual conventions and retained as proof and evidence of the resolutions, agreements, and activities that had taken place during this time. The series consists of annual convention files containing branch reports, resolutions, circulars, correspondence, minutes, committee reports, invitations, constitutional amendments, and agendas which are all arranged chronologically. | | RELATED RECORDS: | Minutes of the 52nd Annual Convention can be found in Accession PR1973.267. | | EXHIBITION, PUBLICATION AND OTHER USES: | Sous-fonds SF1; Civil Service Association sous-fonds | | RELATED SOUS-FONDS: | PR0059.001SF (Civil Service Association sous-fonds)
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