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April
21

21
April

PSAC-CIU raise border automation concerns with government [1]

Dans son budget 2021, le gouvernement Trudeau a parlé de « Moderniser les déplacements et les échanges aux frontières » et de « transformer l’expérience frontalière au moyen d’interactions sans contact et automatisées ». Cette annonce est problématique à plusieurs niveaux et l’AFPC-SDI n’a pas tardé à réagir.

April
15

15
April

Governments must prioritize vaccinations for front-line workers [2]

PSAC is pressing governments to prioritize vaccinations for critical front-line workers across Canada to limit the spread of COVID-19.

April
1

1
April

PSAC launches FB texting campaign [3]

In April, PSAC will be launching a texting campaign encouraging FB members to take action by sending a letter to the government and CBSA calling for a fair collective agreement.

March
2

2
March

Phoenix general damages for retired and former PSAC members [4]

Now that current PSAC members will be receiving Phoenix general damages on March 3 [5], retired and former PSAC

February
25

25
February

Government moves to deny Phoenix victims full compensation [6]

PSAC has been informed that the federal government plans to move forward with taxing Phoenix general damages on March 3^rd and that they will not provide the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) w

February
18

18
February

Government rushing Phoenix damages payment without tax ruling [7]

The Liberal government has shamelessly chosen the 5th anniversary of the Phoenix pay system disaster to short-change thousa

February
8

8
February

FB bargaining: Chair named for Public Interest Commission [8]

For the first time since the FB group was created in 2007, PSAC and Treasury Board have agreed on a chair for the Public Interest Commission that will be charged with providing recommendations in our contract dispute with Treasury Board and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).

January
13

13
January

Update on the Taxability of Phoenix Damages [9]

Treasury Board has provided PSAC with a letter from CRA setting out its preliminary view that the general damages in the Phoenix settlement agreement are taxable.

December
4

4
December

How to request the Phoenix damages settlement for retired or former employees [10]

It has been brought to our attention that some retired or former PSAC members have been misdirected to fill out a form titled [11]

December
2

2
December

FB bargaining: Talks break off with Treasury Board/CBSA [12]

The FB bargaining team has declared impasse in negotiations with Treasury Board and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) after the employer failed to make substantial progress towards addressing critical issues in negotiations for nearly 9,000 FB members.

November
3

3
November

Halt to automatic leave cash-out extended for Treasury Board members [13]

In order to reduce the pressure on the Phoenix pay system and allow compensation advisors to focus on fixing outstanding pay issues, PSAC and Treasury Board have agreed to suspend the automatic cas

October
23

23
October

PSAC-CIU bargaining team tables wages in negotiations [14]

Every day, PSAC-CIU members in the FB group put their lives on the line to protect Canadians; safeguarding our borders, inspecting dangerous goods, and screening travelers for COVID-19 from coast to coast.

October
15

15
October

FB Bargaining: PSAC-CIU protects bargaining unit work [15]

Buckling under legal pressure from PSAC-CIU, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has stopped contracting out the work of trained border services officers to students at ports of entry in Toronto.

September
25

25
September

FB team begins talks on economic proposals with Treasury Board/CBSA [16]

September
4

4
September

FB bargaining dates set; all PSAC members at CBSA to receive Phoenix damages [17]

All PSAC members working at Canada Border Services Agency will receive [18]