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December
13

13
December

Deadline extended: Take the Treasury Board bargaining survey [1]

Your voice matters, and we want to ensure all PSAC members in the PA, TC, SV, and EB bargaining units have the chance to weigh in on the future of our collective agreements with Treasury Board. That’s why we’re extending the deadline for the bargaining survey to January 6, 2025, at 12 p.m. ET.

December
11

11
December

Protecting Canada's borders requires immediate investment in CBSA officers [2]

As President-elect Trump's tariff threats put focus on the world's longest undefended border, the federal government is cutting $68 million from the very agency tasked with securing it. The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) warns these cuts to the Canada Border Services Agency (CSBA) will undermine both national security and trade relations.

December
9

9
December

SV bargaining: Upcoming vote on dispute resolution [3]

Beginning on January 8, PSAC will hold a national vote for members in the Treasury Board Operational Services (SV) bargaining group to choose the dispute resolution route for the next round of negotiations that will begin later in the year.

November
7

7
November

Canada’s public services at risk: PSAC pushes back against cuts [4]

Without prior consultation, the government unilaterally announced their plans to cut costs across the federal public service during a briefing with unions on the Refocusing Government Spending Initiative November 7.

October
30

30
October

PSAC and TBS complete joint study on mental health support mechanisms in the federal workforce [5]

Workplace mental health directly impacts employee well-being, productivity, and overall organizational success and is a crucial factor in creating a supportive, sustainable, and productive work env

October
7

7
October

Federal government misses opportunity to create equitable layoff process for workers [6]

Similar to the misguided implementation of the three-day in-office mandate, the government is proceeding without examining the evidence or engaging in proper consultation, despite commitments made at the bargaining table.

July
18

18
July

Pay Equity: Treasury Board aims to delay pay equity for women in federal public service by another three years [7]

PSAC is incredibly disappointed that Treasury Board is attempting to delay pay equity justice for workers in the federal public service by requesting a three-year extension [8] to post their final equity plan for the federal public service.

July
16

16
July

Register now for TB town halls to learn how to submit bargaining demands [9]

As preparations continue for the next round of Treasury Board bargaining, PSAC will host a series of national virtual town halls to provide guidance for members on how to draft effective bargaining demands.

July
4

4
July

PSAC withdraws from federal telework meetings over lack of genuine consultation [10]

The Public Service Alliance of Canada’s National Board of Directors has made the decision to withdraw from the federal government’s meetings on the implementation of the Direction on prescribed presence in the workplace over a lack of real consultation and the government’s unilateral change to a three-day in-office mandate.

July
4

4
July

Victory: PSAC secures major improvements to the Public Service Dental Care Plan in arbitration [11]

In an important victory for federal public service workers, an arbitration panel has ruled in favour of significant improvements to the Public Service Dental Care Plan (PSDCP) following an arbitration hearing on June 14. This binding arbitration award will lead to important changes to the plan, coming into effect January 1, 2025.

June
25

25
June

Vast majority of PSAC members ready to take action on telework; Canadians support access to remote work [12]

More than 65,000 PSAC members have responded to PSAC’s survey, following Treasury Board’s decision to increase their telework mandate and require federal public service workers to be in-office a minimum of three days per week.

June
20

20
June

Canada Life: PSAC pleased parliamentary committee recommends compensation to members [13]

PSAC welcomes several of the recommendations from the parliamentary committee investigating the Canada Life fiasco, which support the union’s calls for federal public service workers to be compensated for issues with the health care plan change.

June
19

19
June

Dental Plan: PSAC pushes for improvements during arbitration hearing [14]

PSAC made its case to improve the Public Service Dental Care Plan (PSDCP) at an arbitration hearing between the union and Treasury Board on June 14, after negotiations to improve the plan for over 185,000 federal public service workers broke down earlier this year [15].  

June
10

10
June

Which bargaining unit am I in? [16]

Members employed by Treasury Board work in federal government departments and other parts of the federal public service (For a list of which ones s

May
28

28
May

Remote work for public service workers would strengthen Canada — economically and socially [17]

Remote work has transformed the way we work forever — providing Canada’s federal government with the opportunity to lead the way and reap the benefits. This isn’t just about tweaking our daily routines; it’s about a profound opportunity to shape the future of work and Canada at the same time.