Being on leave when workforce adjustment or employment transition notices are distributed in your federal department, organization, or agency can present additional challenges, especially since you are away from the workplace.

After years of review and negotiations, federal public service unions including PSAC have secured meaningful improvements to the National Joint Council (NJC) Travel Directive that better reflect the real costs and realities of work-related travel. 

Our PA bargaining team last met with Treasury Board on January 21–22, with the employer refusing to discuss most of our key proposals. After last week’s announcement of changes to work conditions while we are in bargaining, our PA team has made the decision to declare impasse as the employer refuses to bargain in good faith.  

Our PA bargaining team returned to the table with Treasury Board on January 21–22, pressing the employer for responses to some of our key proposals. What we heard was a resounding no on some of the issues that matter most to members.

Our EB bargaining team returned to the table with Treasury Board on January 21–22, pressing the employer for responses to some of our key proposals. The employer insisted on speaking in generalities, while invoking austerity measures, management rights, government policies, and the broader fiscal plan as tools to dismiss the urgency of our proposals. 

Nearly 6,000 federal public service workers represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) received workforce adjustment notices this week, warning they may lose their jobs as the federal government accelerates deep cuts that will weaken critical public services

PSAC is raising serious concerns over ongoing public service cuts, with 1,775 workforce adjustment notices issued to PSAC members across the federal public service this week alone. The latest notices impact departments that provide critical services, including national statistics, IT infrastructure, and economic development.