As bargaining and mediation continues, we need to show Treasury Board that our solidarity is unshakeable and that we are not going to back down. On Wednesday, July 15, the day before our TC bargaining team begins mediation, join PSAC members across the country and wear black in support of our bargaining teams. 

Parks Canada has released new educational resources related to its workforce adjustment (WFA), including updated information on the workforce selection and retention exercise — formerly referred to as the selection of employees for retention and layoff (SERLO) process. These resources provide insight into how positions may be assessed and how decisions could be made as workforce changes are implemented. 

Applications are now closed for LEAD+ (Leadership in Action)! 

Virtual townhalls for PSAC members in the PA, SV, TC, and EB groups will be held throughout July to discuss the current status of negotiations for each group and what to expect moving forward.

On June 21, we celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day by honouring the cultures, achievements, and leadership of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples. It is also a time to reflect on how we advance reconciliation in our workplaces, our union, and our communities. 

PSAC and the Customs and Immigration Union (CIU) have officially launched a new round of negotiations with Treasury Board and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) as part of the ongoing fight to make CBSA a better place to work for more than 9,000 PSAC-CIU members in the FB Group. 

Our SV bargaining team met with the employer June 9-10 and continued to push for proposals that recognize the realities of our work and the priorities members have set for this round. While we put additional effort into refining and explaining our proposals, we made it clear that we will not accept concessions that undermine those priorities.