This month, bargaining picks up. And with it, so does the importance of building our momentum and putting pressure on the employer to reach a fair deal.

As the next step in the process, our EB bargaining team and Treasury Board have agreed to meet with a third-party, outside mediator on October 8-9 to continue negotiations on behalf of over 1,100 EB group members.

Prime Minister Carney’s public service cuts are disproportionately impacting women workers in the federal public service.

As we look ahead to bargaining resuming this fall, it’s important that Treasury Board continues to see an engaged and united membership. On Wednesday, August 19, wear black to show your bargaining teams you’re with them every step of the way — and remind the employer that our solidarity doesn’t take a summer break. 

Wildfires are getting bigger. Floods are getting worse. Extreme heat is becoming the norm, not the exception. Communities across the country are facing a growing climate threat — and now is exactly the wrong moment for the government to be cutting the public services we rely on to respond.