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August
13

13
August

FAQ: New parental allowance for TB groups [1]

Please note that this new parental allowance is part of the common issues settlement for all of our Treasury Board groups. The changes only apply to the parental allowance.

August
13

13
August

PSAC filing legal challenge against Canada Border Services Agency [2]

Earlier this month, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) management at Toronto Postal Operations created new shifts and began assigning students – without managerial supervision – to work these shi

June
23

23
June

FB bargaining on hold until new employer negotiator is assigned [3]

Our FB bargaining team met with Canada Border Services Agency/Treasury Board last month in virtual contract talks.

June
4

4
June

PSAC defends 699 leave for COVID-related child care needs [4]

PSAC has filed a policy grievance after the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) changed the guidelines to restrict ho

May
14

14
May

FB bargaining: CBSA members on the front lines of COVID-19 deserve better [5]

PSAC/CIU Border Services members continue to play a pivotal role in Canada’s response to COVID-19, repatriating Canadians returning home from abroad and screening travellers at the border.

April
24

24
April

PSAC to government: Keep public services stable, head back to the bargaining table [6]

There is no reason for the federal government to delay.

February
27

27
February

Strike votes for Treasury Board bargaining units begin March 16 [7]

National President Chris Aylward has authorized strike votes for members of the PA, SV, TC and EB bargaining units followin

February
27

27
February

FB Bargaining: Parties discuss discipline, harassment, pension reform [8]

Our PSAC-CIU Bargaining Team for the FB group met with Treasury Board/CBSA the week of February 24 to continue negotiations for a new collective agreement.

February
21

21
February

A list of our top Phoenix-related bargaining demands [9]

Aside from compensation for Phoenix damages, the impact of the Phoenix pay system is a central bargaining issue for each of PSAC’s federal public service bargaining units.

May
17

17
May

FB bargaining team calls for end of FB-2 status for Border Services Officers [10]

The PSAC-Customs and Immigration Union (PSAC-CIU) bargaining team representing the Border Services (FB) group made limited progress in their latest round of negotiations with Treasury Board/Canada

April
26

26
April

Moment of truth: Will Trudeau live up to his commitment to public service workers? [11]

After more than ten months of bargaining defined by delays, insulting offers and frustratingly slow progress towards a fair contract, PSAC’s bargaining teams are giving the government one last chance at the negotiating table.

March
5

5
March

FB bargaining: Definition of years of service will remain the same [12]

A majority of PSAC-Customs and Immigration Union (PSAC-CIU) members voted to keep the existing definition of years of service in the collective agreement.

March
4

4
March

FB Bargaining: Limited progress during second meeting [13]

Union raises abuse of authority and anti-harassment proposals; CBSA rejects extended maternity and parental leave top-up.

February
11

11
February

FB vote on years of service accrual: Everything you need to know to vote [14]

The online vote will take place between 8:30 AM on February 18 and 12 PM/noon on March 1 (ET).

January
25

25
January

FB Bargaining: Membership vote on the issue of years of service accrual [15]

Our Bargaining Team has decided to take the unprecedented step of calling a membership vote on the issue of years of service accrual.