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January
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January

SV bargaining: Team aims to close critical wage gaps at the table

January
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January

EB Group: team pushes for pay increases to close wage gap

January
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January

PSAC renews push for early retirement benefits for border services officers and firefighters

PSAC has renewed its fight for fair retirement benefits for both Border Services (FB) members and firefighters (FR) from the Union of National Defence Employees that would provide parity with other firefighters and the broader law enforcement community.

January
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January

Young workers and equity discussion on January 26

January
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January

TB bargaining: National panel on equity in the workplace

As a part of our month of action on equity in the workplace, we will hear from our National President, Chris Aylward, National Vice-President, Shar

January
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January

FB bargaining conference: Members of equity groups, women and young workers encouraged to apply

PSAC-CIU members who self-identify in one of the groups listed below are encouraged to apply to attend the FB National Bargaining Conference before

January
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January

[UPDATED] Victory: pay parity reached for EG members of TC group 

In a significant victory, PSAC has closed the pay gap between Engineering and Scientific Support (EG) members in the Technical Services (TC) group and EGs at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) once and for all after a successful arbitration ruling on January 6, 2022. After implementation, the new maximum rate for EGs will be 3.3% higher.

January
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January

Bargaining underway with CRA 

Our PSAC-UTE bargaining team, representing more than 33,000 PSAC-UTE members working at Canada Revenue Agency who rolled out historic aid to Canadians during the pandemic in record time, have now kicked off bargaining with the employer January 11-13.

January
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January

SSO bargaining: Moving forward together

The Statistics Survey Operations (SSO) bargaining team made progress during negotiations in December, even though the employer did not bring outstanding proposals to the table. The team was disappointed that the employer did not table their monetary proposals, which would have enabled the parties to move through this round of bargaining more quickly and arrive at a long overdue agreement.
December
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December

Victory: Rising Sun workers in BC join PSAC

PSAC welcomes some 30 new members from the Rising Sun Community Residential Facilities Program in Surrey, BC, who will form Directly Chartered Local 22005.

December
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December

Temporary changes to 699 leave; PSAC policy grievance decisions expected in January

A decision is expected by late January 2022 on PSAC’s policy grievances defending the use of 699 leave for federal public service workers during the pandemic.
December
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December

Bargaining demands Input Call for Border Services (FB)

Members of the bargaining unit are encouraged to fill out the online form to provide the improvements and changes they would like to see made to the collective agreement.