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November
20

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November

CFIA bargaining conference: members establish priorities [1]

PSAC members at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) participated in a national bargaining conference October 28-30 to discuss and prioritize bargaining issues and elect their bargaining team. The current collective agreement [2] expires in December, and a new round of talks is about to begin.

November
19

19
November

Budget 2025 hints at pension cut for federal workers [3]

PSAC is concerned the federal government may be preparing to claw back the hard-earned retirement benefits federal public service workers rely on.

November
18

18
November

PSAC holds national lobby day to oppose austerity and protect public services [4]

OTTAWA, Ontario, November 18, 2025 – Public Service Alliance of Canada members from across Canada are meeting with parliamentarians in Ottawa today to urge them to reject austerity and protect vital public services and the workers who deliver them.

November
10

10
November

PSAC seeks clarification from Treasury Board and CRA on early retirement incentive [5]

Given that we are currently in negotiations with both Treasury Board and the Canada Revenue Agency for new collective agreements, and given their obligations under those collective agreements, PSAC has contacted both employers regarding this announcement.

November
5

5
November

New poll finds majority of Canadians oppose deep federal public service cuts, don’t want AI chatbots delivering benefits [6]

As the Carney government moves ahead with plans to slash potentially tens of thousands of federal public service jobs, new polling by the Public Service Alliance of Canada shows that people in Canada are concerned about the impact of cuts on already strained public services and want to talk to humans — not chatbots — when accessing federal benefits.

November
5

5
November

Federal Budget: Government plans deep public service cuts and weakens workers’ bargaining rights [7]

The Public Service Alliance of Canada is deeply concerned about the federal government’s plan to slash critical public services, cut more than 40,000 federal public service workers, and undermine the collective bargaining rights of hundreds of thousands of workers.

October
31

31
October

EB bargaining: PSAC tables improvements to workforce adjustment and proposes new artificial intelligence language [8]

Our EB bargaining team returned to the table with the Treasury Board, October 29-30. This was the third time the parties met since beginning negotiations last June.

October
31

31
October

PA bargaining: Union pushes new protections on job security, artificial intelligence, and parole officer caseloads [9]

Our PA bargaining team returned to the table with Treasury Board, October 22–23. For the first time, the employer began responding to our proposals and in many cases signaled they were not prepared to agree to the improvements members are calling for.

October
31

31
October

SV bargaining team advances job security and better working conditions [10]

Our Operational Services (SV) group bargaining team pushed for key contract changes to strengthen job security and improve work conditions for SV members in negotiations with Treasury Board October

October
31

31
October

TC bargaining: Standing up for job security and the environment [11]

Our TC bargaining team returned to the table with the Treasury Board on October 29–30.

October
30

30
October

NAV CANADA bargaining: impasse declared [12]

After over 670 days without a contract, your PSAC-UCTE bargaining team has declared an impasse and will file for conciliation.

October
24

24
October

Union of National Employees Placed Under Trusteeship [13]

Over the past several months, PSAC has heard from many members who have raised concerns about the level of representation and support they have received from the Union of National Employees (UNE).

October
24

24
October

FB bargaining: Tell us how to improve your next contract [14]

PSAC is preparing for our next round of bargaining on behalf of 9,000 PSAC-CIU members at the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) — and the first step is hearing from you.

October
23

23
October

PSAC members unite to strengthen workplace health and safety at national conference [15]

PSAC health and safety leaders from across Canada gathered in Toronto September 25-27 for the 2025 PSAC National Health and Safety Conference to push forward their priorities for advancing health and safety in the workplace.

October
23

23
October

Bargaining at CRA: Dispute over artificial intelligence [16]

In negotiations with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) October 20-22, our PSAC-UTE bargaining team made it very clear that we are ready to negotiate in good faith, but we are not interested in steps backward for our members.