Bargaining news

Bargaining news

Updates

March
25

25
March

PA Group: Update on Occupational Group Structure review [1]

Treasury Board recently informed PSAC of changes to the Program and Administrative Services Occupational Group Structure (OGS) review timeline and next steps.

March
24

24
March

Register now: National panel on fair wages [2]

Join PSAC members from across the country for our national panel on fair wages. This round of bargaining is critical as we negotiate wages for over 165,000 PSAC members to keep up with skyrocketing rates of inflation.

March
23

23
March

Member spotlight: Working from home changed my life [3]

Have you ever had to turn down the car radio when focusing on backing out of a parking spot? Or played soft music through headphones to concentrate on an assignment? That’s what my life is like every day in an office setting — constantly trying to quiet the noise so I can focus on my work.

March
23

23
March

PSAC files policy grievances against federal vaccination policy [4]

PSAC continues to support vaccination as a critical public health measure to protect our workplaces and our communities. Yet as public health restrictions begin to lift across the country, it’s important to take a critical look at the federal government’s vaccination policy and how it is applied to PSAC members.

March
22

22
March

Register now: National bargaining update and Day of Action [5]

PSAC members from across the country will be coming together for a virtual Day of Action on April 14.

March
18

18
March

EB Group: Bargaining hits wall as Treasury Board stalls [6]

Treasury Board continues to stall on negotiations following the latest round of Education and Library Science (EB) bargaining on March 8-10, 2022.

March
17

17
March

Register now: Young workers and the fight against precarious work [7]

Are you a PSAC member aged 35 and under?

March
3

3
March

Register now: National panel on protecting public services [8]

Register now for the panel on March 24 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. EST. Panelists will discuss PSAC’s fight to protect public services during this round of bargaining with Treasury Board and agencies, the impacts winning these demands would have, and why mobilization is important to support our bargaining teams to win a fair contract.

February
28

28
February

Conversation starter: How does privatization and contracting out impact my job security? [9]

Job security

February
25

25
February

FB bargaining: PSAC serves notice to bargain, prepares for bargaining conference [10]

PSAC has taken the first step to begin the next round of negotiations for more than 8,500 PSAC-CIU members in the FB group by serving Treasury Board with notice to bargain.

February
25

25
February

PA bargaining: PSAC aims to eliminate pay gaps [11]

The PA team submitted their monetary package when they returned to the bargaining table with Treasury Board February 17-18.

February
18

18
February

[UPDATED] Register now: The power of young workers at the bargaining table [12]

Are you a PSAC member aged 35 and under?

February
8

8
February

Conversation starter: What will work-life balance look like after the pandemic? [13]

Living through the pandemic radically changed the way Canadians live and work.

February
8

8
February

Conversation starter: How can we tackle systemic racism and build equity in the workplace? [14]

Unconscious bias and racist attitudes negatively impact the careers and mental health of racialized public service workers, and they also impact the quality and accessibility racialized Canadians h

February
8

8
February

Conversation starter: What does rising inflation mean for Canadian workers? [15]

Inflation is rapidly rising in Canada and all over the world, and workers are in trouble.