Bargaining news

Bargaining news

Updates

June
4

4
June

Treasury Board bargaining teams set for next round of talks [1]

After months of preparation, bargaining teams for the PA, SV, TC and EB groups are now gearing up for their first meetings with the employer in June.

May
27

27
May

Have your say: input call for the cyclical review of the Travel Directive [2]

As part of the National Joint Council (NJC) cyclical review, the Travel Directive [3] will be revised in Fall 2021.

May
13

13
May

Negotiations begin to improve Public Service Health Care Plan [4]

PSAC has kicked off negotiations with the employer to improve the Public Service Health Care Plan (PSHCP), which provides benefits to most federal public service workers and retirees.

May
7

7
May

2021 National Bargaining Conference: Meet the new TB bargaining teams [5]

Last week, delegates at PSAC’s 2021 National Bargaining Conference met to set the bargaining priorities [6] for the 90,0

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
23

23
April

Occupational Group Structure: Classification Update for PA group members [7]

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat announced that their planned implementation date for Program and Administrative Services (PA) group’s new job evaluation standards is October 2022

March
19

19
March

PSAC presses government to address systemic racism in staffing [8]

PSAC’s recent submission to TB identifies several areas that must be addressed to ensure a more representative public service.

March
3

3
March

FAQ: Phoenix damages compensation [9]

Read a summary of the Phoenix settlement [10] or the full text and details of the [11]

March
2

2
March

Phoenix general damages for retired and former PSAC members [12]

Now that current PSAC members will be receiving Phoenix general damages on March 3 [13], retired and former PSAC

February
25

25
February

Government moves to deny Phoenix victims full compensation [14]

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 [15]

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 [16]

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).

February
5

5
February

FAQ: Treasury Board retroactive pay [17]

Members in the PA group [18] have started to receive their retroactive payments as part of the implementation of the collective agreements that were signed with Treasury Board.

February
3

3
February

PSAC welcomes long overdue federal public service staffing review [19]

Recently, Treasury Board outlined their strategy to increase diversity and inclusion in the federal public service. One of their key commitments was to review the Public Service Employment Act to improve diversity in their hiring practices.

January
26

26
January

Treasury Board must stop delaying talks to improve health care plan [20]

We have submitted a final request demanding urgent action from Treasury Board.