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July
21

21
July

PA collective agreement now available [1]

The collective agreement for PSAC members in the PA bargaining unit is now available.

July
18

18
July

CFIA bargaining: Negotiations resume in August [2]

PSAC’s bargaining team will be resuming negotiations with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency the week of July 31 to August 3, 2023.

July
14

14
July

All firefighters should benefit from new law on occupational cancer research, prevention and treatment [3]

Before rising for the summer, a government bill [4] to establish a national framework for the prevention and treatment of cancers linked t

July
12

12
July

Public Service Health Care Plan: Transition Update [5]

On July 1, 2023, the federal government implemented a transfer of the Public Service Health Care Plan (PSHCP) provider from Sun Life to Canada Life, resulting in changes for more than 1 million federal public service workers, retirees and their dependents. This change was initiated and operationalized by the employer, and it is the Employer’s obligation to make the transition as seamless as possible.

July
12

12
July

PSAC and Treasury Board sign collective agreements for PSAC members in SV, EB groups [6]

PSAC and Treasury Board representatives have signed the collective agreements for PSAC members in the SV and EB bargaining units. Both agreements were ratified by members on June 16, 2023.

July
11

11
July

Public Service Employee Survey: Phoenix debacle drags on, remote work still top of mind [7]

The results of the 2022 Public Service Employee Survey show that – even seven years on – the effects of the Phoenix pay disaster still impact a significant number of federal public service workers.

July
10

10
July

SSO members to become part of the PA group this fall [8]

More than 1,300 members in the Statistics Survey Operations (SSO) bargaining group are expected to be covered under the Program and Administrative Services (PA) collective agreement.

July
10

10
July

Parks Canada ratification votes to be held July 17 to August 4 [9]

Ratification votes for Parks Canada members will begin on July 17 and end on August 4 at noon ET.

July
7

7
July

Public Service Health Care Plan: Canada Life Transition [10]

On July 1, 2023, key improvements to the health care plan negotiated by PSAC and other unions came into effect.

July
7

7
July

Parks Canada ratification kit, including the full text of the agreement, now available [11]

Download the ratification kit including the full text of the tentative agreement.

July
6

6
July

PSAC and Treasury Board release joint report on the use of Indigenous languages in the public service [12]

The report of the Joint Committee on Indigenous Languages has been published, revealing the results of the first-ever survey on the use of Indigenous languages in 24 departments and agencies across the federal public service.

July
4

4
July

Seventeen communities added to Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive [13]

The Isolated Posts and Government Housing Committee has finalized the revised methodology for calculating the Shelter Cost Differential (SCD).

July
4

4
July

PSAC celebrates pay equity win, calls on government to stop stalling and get to work [14]

PSAC is pleased to see the federal Pay Equity Commissioner deny the government’s plan to water down its implementation of the Pay Equity Act, which would undermine the aim of the legislation and perpetuate wage discrimination in the federal public service.

June
30

30
June

PSAC’s 2023 Scholarship Program: Additional scholarships now open [15]

The PSAC scholarship program for 2023 is now closed.

PSAC wishes to thank all who applied.

The 2024 program will reopen in April with new guidelines and application forms.

June
28

28
June

PSAC and Treasury Board sign collective agreements for PSAC members in PA, TC groups [16]

PSAC and Treasury Board representatives have signed the collective agreements for PSAC members in the PA and TC bargaining units. Both agreements were ratified by members on June 16, 2023. We anticipate signing the SV and EB agreements next week.