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June
24

24
June

Support CBSA employees fighting for a fair deal [1]

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) employees are essential to keeping our country safe. Call on the government to show these workers the respect they deserve by returning to the table to negotiate a fair collective agreement.

June
14

14
June

PSAC threatens legal action over changes to inland enforcement work [2]

PSAC has warned the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) that the union may be pursuing legal action after the employer announced — in the middle of contract negotiations — that it intends to change its policy on international escorts for inland enforcement officers.

June
10

10
June

FB bargaining team: We need your vote to get the contract we all deserve [3]

May
21

21
May

FB bargaining: Team wraps up case at Public Interest Commission [4]

The FB bargaining team presented PSAC’s arguments for compensation parity with other law enforcement agencies across Canada at Public Interest Commission hearings May 10, 18, and 20.

May
10

10
May

FB group: Register now for national town hall meetings [5]

PSAC-CIU will be holding virtual town hall meetings over the next few weeks to give FB members the latest updates on bargaining and outline our next steps as we ramp up to mobilize for a fair contract.

April
30

30
April

TB members set priorities at National Bargaining Conference [6]

PSAC members from the PA, SV, EB and TC groups came together for the first-ever virtual National Bargaining Conference April 26-29 to discuss the bargaining issues that will drive the next round of Treasury Board (TB) bargaining.

April
21

21
April

PSAC-CIU raise border automation concerns with government [7]

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 [8]

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 [9]

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 [10]

Now that current PSAC members will be receiving Phoenix general damages on March 3 [11], retired and former PSAC

February
25

25
February

Government moves to deny Phoenix victims full compensation [12]

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 [13]

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 [14]

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 [15]

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 [16]

It has been brought to our attention that some retired or former PSAC members have been misdirected to fill out a form titled [17]