February 24, 2026, marks ten years since the federal government launched the Phoenix pay system. It also marks ten years since tens of thousands of federal public service workers were pushed into financial instability.

Our EB bargaining team last met with Treasury Board on January 21–22, with the employer refusing to engage on most of our proposals. With the government’s lack of overall mandate at the table and their continued disrespect towards EB members and the entire public service, the EB team has made the decision to declare impasse. 

My recent trip to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa was heartbreaking and very personal. I was born in South St. Elizabeth, the area hit hardest by the storm. When I arrived, the place where I grew up was almost unrecognizable. What used to be a community full of happy memories now looked broken and destroyed. 

PSAC has filed an unfair labour practice complaint with the Federal Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board in response to the government’s announcement of the new in-office mandate. Yesterday’s announcement to send all workers into the office four days a week by July shows a clear disregard of the protected bargaining rights of workers.