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April
27

27
April

Treasury Board bargaining: Wear black on April 29 [1]

This week, PSAC bargaining teams will be meeting with Treasury Board in mediation and negotiations, and they need to feel the strength of 120,000 PSAC members behind them.

March
17

17
March

SV bargaining: Team pushes for stronger protections as employer rejects group-specific proposals [2]

Our SV bargaining team met with Treasury Board on March 11-12 to push for stronger job security, improved family leave, and fair compensation for specialized workers.

February
12

12
February

Federal unions win improvements to the NJC Travel Directive [3]

After years of review and negotiations, federal public service unions including PSAC have secured meaningful improvements to the National Joint Council (NJC) Travel Directive that better reflect the real costs and realities of work-related travel.

January
23

23
January

SV members: pushing for better working conditions, fair pay, and recognition for years of service [4]

Our SV bargaining team returned to the table with Treasury Board on January 21–22, pressing the employer for responses to some of our key proposals. What we heard was a resounding no on some of the issues that matter most to members.

December
12

12
December

SV members submit proposals for market‑based salary increases and fair pensions [5]

Going into this round of bargaining with Treasury Board, the Operational Services (SV) team set clear priorities on wages and working conditions for members. PSAC’s new monetary package puts salaries at the forefront, with general economic increases of 4.75% per year over a three‑year agreement.

October
31

31
October

SV bargaining team advances job security and better working conditions [6]

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

September
19

19
September

Treasury Board bargaining: Government tries to remove workforce adjustment from contracts [7]

As the government moves ahead with plans to cut tens of thousands of federal public service jobs, Treasury Board has tabled a proposal that would strip workers of the power to negotiate improvements to the workforce adjustment process.

June
25

25
June

Meet the SV bargaining team [8]

Meet the team

June
20

20
June

SV group launches a new round of negotiations with Treasury Board [9]

PSAC has officially launched a new round of negotiations with Treasury Board for more than 120,000 members in the PA, SV, T

June
6

6
June

New round of Treasury Board bargaining begins this month [10]

Bargaining teams for the PA, SV, TC and EB groups are heading back to the table this month for their first meetings with the employer — talks that will set the tone for the months ahead as we negotiate new contracts for more than 120,000 federal public service workers.

April
10

10
April

PSAC serves notice to bargain for SV members [11]

PSAC served notice to begin bargaining with Treasury Board on behalf of over 11,000 members of the [12]

March
14

14
March

SV group: next round of Treasury Board bargaining [13]

PSAC members from the Operational Services (SV) group met in Montreal from February 19-23 for the Treasury Board National Bargaining Conference to discuss the important priorities for the next round of bargaining and for SV members to elect their bargaining team.

February
18

18
February

Treasury Board bargaining conference kicks off to set priorities for next round [14]

This week, PSAC members working for Treasury Board are gathering in Montreal to prepare for the next round of bargaining.

February
7

7
February

SV members vote in favour of arbitration as a dispute resolution process [15]

Members of the Treasury Board Operational Services (SV) bargaining group have voted in favour of arbitration as a dispute resolution process for the next round of bargaining set to begin later this year.

December
23

23
December

SV bargaining: Register now for dispute resolution votes [16]

PSAC will soon hold a vote for members of the Treasury Board Operational Services (SV) bargaining group to choose the dispute resolution process for the next round of bargaining. Members will decide whether to keep the current conciliation/strike process or switch to interest arbitration. SV members in good standing are eligible to vote.