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April
1

1
April

Common Issues: PSAC and Treasury Board still far apart after insulting wage offer [1]

PSAC is keeping all options on the table to put pressure on Treasury Board after they came to the Common Issues table with an unacceptable wage proposal during negotiations March 28–31. The employer’s offer of 1.5%, 2%, 1.75% and 1.5% over a four-year agreement — averaging 1.7% per year from 2021–2025 — is completely out of touch with soaring inflation across Canada.

April
1

1
April

TC bargaining: Frustration mounts with Treasury Board [2]

Treasury Board yet again failed to respond to PSAC’s proposals during the latest round of negotiations with the Technical Services bargaining team March 22-24.

March
31

31
March

PA bargaining: Treasury Board stalls talks [3]

Treasury Board continued to delay negotiations with the Program and Administrative Services bargaining team during negotiations March 22-24.

March
30

30
March

Budget 2022: A strong public sector is key to our economy [4]

PSAC is urging the federal government to focus on strong public services in its 2022 budget to build a more resilient economy that puts people first.

March
25

25
March

PA Group: Update on Occupational Group Structure review [5]

Treasury Board recently informed PSAC of changes to the Program and Administrative Services Occupational Group Structure (OGS) review timeline and next steps.

March
24

24
March

Register now: National panel on fair wages [6]

Join PSAC members from across the country for our national panel on fair wages. This round of bargaining is critical as we negotiate wages for over 165,000 PSAC members to keep up with skyrocketing rates of inflation.

March
24

24
March

PSAC celebrates 699 leave victory [7]

In a major victory for federal public service workers hardest hit by the pandemic, an arbitration board ruled [8] that Treasury Board cannot force employees to exhaust all their other leave before accessing 699 leave for COVID-19-related reasons.

March
23

23
March

Member spotlight: Working from home changed my life [9]

Have you ever had to turn down the car radio when focusing on backing out of a parking spot? Or played soft music through headphones to concentrate on an assignment? That’s what my life is like every day in an office setting — constantly trying to quiet the noise so I can focus on my work.

March
23

23
March

Historic Liberal-NDP deal supports most vulnerable Canadians [10]

PSAC welcomes the historic agreement reached between the Liberals and the NDP which will help millions of Canadians and prevent workers from falling further behind.

March
23

23
March

PSAC files policy grievances against federal vaccination policy [11]

PSAC continues to support vaccination as a critical public health measure to protect our workplaces and our communities. Yet as public health restrictions begin to lift across the country, it’s important to take a critical look at the federal government’s vaccination policy and how it is applied to PSAC members.

March
23

23
March

Long-term care patients pay the price in Revera-Extendicare deal [12]

A new transaction between private long-term care providers Revera and Extendicare merely shuffles the board rather than solving the crisis in private long-term care homes that has led to thousands

March
22

22
March

Register now: National bargaining update and Day of Action [13]

PSAC members from across the country will be coming together for a virtual Day of Action on April 14.

March
18

18
March

PSAC files policy grievance for ongoing and systemic discrimination at IRCC [14]

PSAC has filed a policy grievance against Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada on behalf of the Canada Employment and Immigration Union based on the disproportionate and adverse treatment of racialized members. The grievance was filed on March 15, one week ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

March
18

18
March

March 21: No room for racism in our workplaces, unions, and communities [15]

March 21 marks International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. PSAC is committed to fighting racism and promoting employment equity in the workplaces we represent, within our own union, and in our communities.

March
18

18
March

EB Group: Bargaining hits wall as Treasury Board stalls [16]

Treasury Board continues to stall on negotiations following the latest round of Education and Library Science (EB) bargaining on March 8-10, 2022.