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May
14

14
May

FB bargaining: CBSA members on the front lines of COVID-19 deserve better [1]

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 [2]

There is no reason for the federal government to delay.

February
27

27
February

Strike votes for Treasury Board bargaining units begin March 16 [3]

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 [4]

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 [5]

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 [6]

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? [7]

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 [8]

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 [9]

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 [10]

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 [11]

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

January
11

11
January

FB Bargaining: Union pushes for new protections, work-life balance [12]

On January 7-10, PSAC/CIU’s Border Services (FB) bargaining team kicked off a new round of bargaining, meeting with TB/CBSA negotiators and exchanging proposals.

December
21

21
December

PSAC files complaint against Treasury Board/CBSA over delay to salary adjustments and retroactive pay [13]

PSAC is taking action in response to Treasury Board/CBSA's failure to meet the implementation deadline for the latest collective agreement.

November
21

21
November

Border Services bargaining to begin in January [14]

Last Friday, PSAC and Treasury Board confirmed that the parties will exchange proposals and commence negotiations for a new collective agreement for the Border Services (FB) group the week of Janua

October
31

31
October

PSAC secures over a million dollars owed to Border Services members [15]

PSAC-CIU has successfully challenged, through a policy grievance, a Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) breach of the Border Services (FB) collective agreement that expired June 20, 2014.