Common Issues News

Updates

March
24
24
March

Register now: National panel on fair wages

Join PSAC members from across the country for our national panel on fair wages. This round of bargaining is critical as we negotiate wages for over 165,000 PSAC members to keep up with skyrocketing rates of inflation.

March
22
22
March

Register now: National bargaining update and Day of Action

PSAC members from across the country will be coming together for a virtual Day of Action on April 14.

March
18
18
March

EB Group: Bargaining hits wall as Treasury Board stalls

Treasury Board continues to stall on negotiations following the latest round of Education and Library Science (EB) bargaining on March 8-10, 2022.

March
17
17
March

Register now: Young workers and the fight against precarious work

Are you a PSAC member aged 35 and under?

February
28
28
February

Conversation starter: How does privatization and contracting out impact my job security?

Job security 

February
18
18
February

[UPDATED] Register now: The power of young workers at the bargaining table 

Are you a PSAC member aged 35 and under?

February
8
8
February

Conversation starter: What will work-life balance look like after the pandemic?

Living through the pandemic radically changed the way Canadians live and work.

February
8
8
February

Conversation starter: How can we tackle systemic racism and build equity in the workplace?

Unconscious bias and racist attitudes negatively impact the careers and mental health of racialized public service workers, and they also impact the quality and accessibility racialized Canadians h

February
8
8
February

Conversation starter: What does rising inflation mean for Canadian workers?

Inflation is rapidly rising in Canada and all over the world, and workers are in trouble.  

February
4
4
February

Common Issues bargaining: Time to make work-life balance a priority 

As Canada continues to navigate the pandemic, the federal government should be a leader when it comes to offering better work-life balance to workers with remote work and the right to disconnect. But Treasury Board made it clear that they don’t recognize the need when the Common Issues bargaining table January 31 to February 3.
January
31
31
January

Register now: National panel on remote work and work-life balance

Nearly 75 per cent of PSAC members have been working remotely since the pandemic started, and more than 80 per cent want to continue having flexible work arrangements when the pandemic ends. What will our new normal look like? A lot depends on this round of bargaining with Treasury Board.

January
28
28
January

TC bargaining: Treasury Board refuses to address wages as cost of living rises

PSAC is gearing up to mobilize TC members and put pressure on Treasury Board after they refused to respond to the TC team’s

January
27
27
January

Workers are getting us through the pandemic – they shouldn’t have to pay for it 

We find ourselves at a pivotal turning point; we could fall back to the outdated Harper-era low-wage, greed-driven austerity policies that only benefit the wealthy, or Canada could embrace the just economic recovery Prime Minister Trudeau has been preaching – one that leaves nobody behind.
January
25
25
January

Treasury Board rejects proposal for mandatory training on anti-oppression and discrimination 

PSAC is renewing its call for mandatory training that would address systemic racism, harassment, and discrimination in the federal public service after Treasury Board outright rejected the proposal at the Common Issues bargaining table in December.

December
17
17
December

Common issues bargaining: All workers deserve fair wages  

The cost of living is rising quickly across Canada, and PSAC members — and workers across the country — risk being left behind if we don’t negotiate wages that keep up with inflation. That’s why our common issues bargaining team is pushing for fair wage increases that keep up with rising costs for more than 110,000 PSAC members.