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April
7

7
April

Workers at Canada Revenue Agency provide overwhelming strike mandate [1]

Workers at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking strike action on behalf of 35,000 workers represented by the Union of Taxation Employees and the Public Service Alliance of Canada.

April
6

6
April

PSAC postpones Young Workers Conference as potential national strike looms [2]

The PSAC National Young Workers Conference originally scheduled to take place April 21-23, 2023 in Montreal has been postpo

April
6

6
April

Update: Phoenix damages taxability and deadline to object [3]

In 2020, PSAC negotiated Phoenix general damages for approximately 165,000 PSAC members to compensate for the stress, aggravation and pain and suffering they endured because of the broken pay system.

April
6

6
April

Victory: Labour board finds government acting in bad faith by delaying dental care negotiations [4]

The Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board (FPSLREB) issued a decision [5] stating that Treasury Board is acting in bad faith by refusing to come to the table to update the dental plan for over 185,000 PSAC members. This refusal prevents PSAC and Treasury Board from engaging in dialogue and discussion that is essential to the bargaining process.

March
31

31
March

Negotiations set to resume with CRA as strike votes continue [6]

As strike votes for more than 35,000 PSAC-UTE members working at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) near completion, PSAC-UTE

March
31

31
March

PSAC and SSO sign collective agreement [7]

After more than two years of negotiations began [8] for workers at Statistical Survey Operations (SSO), and five months since an arbitration victory [9], PSAC and the employer have signed a new contract including key gains for workers that we will continue to build on.

March
28

28
March

Aylward: Budget 2023 threatens cuts to public services Canadians depend on [10]

The government’s plan to cut nearly $15 billion in programs and services over the next four years is a major step backwards when they should be focused on building a strong social safety net when Canadians need it most.

March
27

27
March

Canada’s unions call for federal government to settle Black Class Action lawsuit [11]

The Black Class Action Secretariat and several major unions are renewing calls to settle the lawsuit on behalf of tens of thousands of Black federal public service workers in the wake of the government’s admission the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) discriminated against its Black and racialized employees.

March
24

24
March

Iqaluit Housing Authority must stop using scab labour and negotiate in good faith [12]

The use of scab labour by the Iqaluit Housing Authority is yet more proof that robust anti-scab legislation can’t come soon enough. Legislation that puts workers first would prevent employers from using scabs instead of working to resolve labour disputes in good faith.

March
24

24
March

RCMP Civilian Members to join Treasury Board strike votes [13]

Negotiations to harmonize terms and conditions continue between Treasury Board and the bargaining team representing more than 1,000 RCMP Civilian Members.

March
23

23
March

FB bargaining: Team raises student use and scheduling [14]

Using students to do the work of border service officers was a critical issue raised by our FB bargaining team when talks with Treasury Board/CBSA continued March 21-23. PSAC-CIU was particularly alarmed by remarks from CBSA President Erin O’Gorman who told a parliamentary committee, “I would say that our student BSOs become, to a large extent, our permanent workforce.”

March
14

14
March

Registrations open for PSAC’s 2023 National Equity Conferences [15]

Please note that registrations and resolutions submissions are now closed.

March
13

13
March

Budget 2023: Strong public services are key to helping Canadians hit hard by rising costs [16]

PSAC expects the federal government to invest in strong public services in its 2023 budget to build an economy that puts working people first and prevents Canadians from falling further behind.

March
13

13
March

PSAC debunks Treasury Board proposal for multiple pay equity plans [17]

PSAC has provided the federal Pay Equity Commissioner with key reasons to deny [18]

March
8

8
March

CFIA bargaining: PSAC declares impasse in bargaining [19]

Following eight months of negotiations with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), PSAC’s bargaining team has made the difficult decision to declare impasse for more than 4,100 members working at CFIA, and will file for conciliation.