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May
28

28
May

Remote work for public service workers would strengthen Canada — economically and socially [1]

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.

May
17

17
May

Treasury Board bargaining: Have your say in the next round of negotiations [2]

PSAC is getting ready for the next round of bargaining for the Program and Administrative Services (PA), Technical Services (TC), Operational Services (SV), and Education and Library Science (EB) groups. As the first step in this process, we need to hear from you.

May
9

9
May

$2,500 lump sum payments: Some Treasury Board and agency members experiencing issues [3]

It has come to our attention that this payment has been clawed back for some members who were receiving Employment Insurance (EI) benefits at the time when they received the lump sum. This most notably applies to seasonal employees and those who were on parental leave. It may also apply to members who were on leave without pay due to illness or injury and who were receiving EI sickness benefits.

May
8

8
May

Telework: Joint letters calling for urgent action from TB President Anita Anand, NPD leader Jagmeet Singh [4]

This week, PSAC joins 15 federal public service unions at the National Joint Council (NJC) in sending letters to NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and President of the Treasury Board Anita Anand to share our outrage with the federal government’s decision in-office mandate. The updated policy requires all federal public service workers in the core public administration and in separate agencies to work on-site a minimum of three days per week.

May
1

1
May

PSAC members furious over three-day in-person mandate, union to pursue legal action [5]

Today, with blatant disregard for the wellbeing of its workers, the government announced that come September, federal public service workers will be required to be in-office a minimum of three days per week.

April
29

29
April

Telework: Speculation swirls about move to three days in office for federal workers [6]

PSAC cannot substantiate rumours circulating in the media this week that the federal government plans to increase its mandate to three days in the office per week for federal public service workers.

March
26

26
March

Joint update from the Pay Equity Committee [7]

As mandated by the Pay Equity Act employers are legally required to work with unions to develop pay equity plans. PSAC pays special attention to employment data to ensure our members’ human rights are respected, and at later stages of this process, will ensure that the realities and nuances of members’ jobs are taken into consideration to ensure that the pay equity analysis is based on complete and accurate information.

March
20

20
March

PA Group: PSAC files policy grievance against employer for mishandled transfer of members to Treasury Board [8]

PSAC filed a policy grievance on March 12, 2024, for employer violations of several provisions in the PA collective agreement. Significant issues have come to light and former SSO members are being shortchanged by the employer.

February
27

27
February

Public Service Dental Care Plan: Dates set for arbitration [9]

PSAC and Treasury Board are heading to arbitration after negotiations to improve the Public Service Dental Care Plan (PSDCP) for over 185,000 PSAC members in the plan have broken down.

February
15

15
February

PA Group: Update on Occupational Group Structure review  [10]

Treasury Board informed PSAC they will be making changes to the Program and Administrative Services Occupational Group Structure (OGS) review timeline and next steps due to their continued inability to meet the target date of June 24, 2024. Treasury Board is unable to provide a new target date at this time.

January
19

19
January

Dental Plan: Negotiations break off, heading to arbitration [11]

Negotiations to improve the Public Service Dental Care Plan (PSDP) for over 185,000 PSAC members in the plan have broken down after Treasury Board refused to negotiate significant improvements to the plan in the latest round of bargaining.

December
18

18
December

Telework: PSAC raises concerns about implementation as consultations begin to modernize telework policy [12]

A joint committee consisting of representatives from PSAC and Treasury Board met for the first time last week to discuss modernizing the Directive on Telework. This meeting laid the groundwork for what future meetings will look like during this year-long consultation process.

November
17

17
November

PSAC working to implement remote work agreement, joint panels for federal public service workers [13]

As part of the last round of negotiations for 155,000 federal public service workers, PSAC secured stronger remote work language that protects workers from arbitrary decisions from the employer.

November
3

3
November

FB group bargaining proceeding to Public Interest Commission to continue fight for a fair contract [14]

The Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board has appointed a Public Interest Commission (PIC) to advance negotiations for 8,500 members in the FB group.

September
28

28
September

PSAC-CIU declares impasse in FB bargaining [15]

The PSAC-CIU bargaining team has declared impasse at the bargaining table during talks September 26 and 27 after the Canada Border Services Agency refused to budge on our key issues and continues to insist on concessions.