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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We find ourselves at a pivotal turning point; we could fall back to the outdated Harper-era low-wage, greed-driven austerity policies that only benefit the wealthy, or Canada could embrace the just economic recovery Prime Minister Trudeau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.

January
25
25
January

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

January
21
21
January

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

January
21
21
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
20
20
January

Young workers and equity discussion on January 26

January
19
19
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
17
17
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
14
14
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
14
14
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
5
5
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
21
21
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.