Nouvelles du Conseil du Trésor

Nouvelles du Conseil du Trésor

Mises à jour

February
9

9
February

Pressure mounts on the Canadian Forces and Morale Welfare Services as escalations continue in Non-Public Funds strike [1]

With the Non-Public Funds (NPF) strike in the fourth week, members on the line are seeing pressure tactics and intimidation from both the employer and police, and the increasing use of replacement workers — civilian workers on military bases in Bagotville, Kingston, Montreal, Ottawa, Petawawa, St. Jean, and Valcartier continue to fight for fair wages in line with the core public service, a national pay grid, and better job security.

February
8

8
February

PSAC union leader facing criminal charges amid escalating police crackdown on striking civilian military workers [2]

The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) denounces yesterday’s arrest of Alex Silas, Regional Executive Vice-President for PSAC’s National Capital Region, at a picket line for striking Non-Public Funds (NPF) workers.

February
2

2
February

NAV CANADA members set priorities at national bargaining conference [3]

After serving notice to bargain in November 2023, the next step in the negotiations process for PSAC-UCTE members working at NAV CANADA took place at the national bargaining conference held in Ottawa January 30-31.

January
25

25
January

Parks Canada: Update on lump sum payment [4]

As part of the collective agreement that PSAC negotiated during this round of bargaining for Parks Canada members, the $2,500 pensionable lump-sum payment will be issued to all eligible members on January 31, 2024.

January
23

23
January

Staff of the Non-Public Funds: Second week of civilian military staff strike kicks off with fervor [5]

Staff of the Non-Public Funds – members of a separate agency in the federal public service – kicked off the second week on strike with a demonstration at the Department of National Defence Carling campus in Ottawa with a strong show of support from members of the Union of National Defence Employees (UNDE), civilian workers at the Department of National Defence. PSAC represents close to 20,000 UNDE members.

January
17

17
January

Staff of the Non-Public Funds: Strike action continues, our voices are being heard [6]

NPF members on strike at Canadian Forces bases in Bagotville, Kingston, Montreal, Ottawa, Petawawa, St. Jean, and Valcartier are making their voices heard. Together we can secure real gains for workers, and that’s exactly what we’re doing.

January
12

12
January

Negotiations break off with civilian staff on military bases – strike action begins Monday [7]

Negotiations between the PSAC-UNDE and the Staff of the Non-Public funds continued this week with zero progress on any of the key issues that the union has been working towards: fair wages, a national pay grid, and secure jobs for workers who are some of the lowest paid workers in the federal public service.

January
12

12
January

PSAC announces strike for nearly 500 civilian staff working on Canada’s military bases [8]

Nearly 500 workers who provide critical support services on military bases across Ontario and Quebec will be on strike as of

January
11

11
January

NPF members: Together, we will win this fight [9]

Just two years ago, members came together from across the country for a monumental first bargaining conference of the Staff of the Non-Public Funds. You established priorities and outlined the demands that you wanted to be front and centre at the bargaining table to improve your wages and working conditions.

January
8

8
January

Staff of the Non-Public Funds: Strike action looms as final PIC reports received [10]

With an overwhelming vote in favour of strike action, six NPF bargaining units in Ottawa, Valcartier, Montreal-St. Jean, Bagotville, Petawawa and Kingston are now in a legal strike position and can declare strike action at any point if an agreement is not reached.

January
5

5
January

Cathy O'Kane: We will make change by fighting together [11]

My name is Cathy O’Kane. I work as an accounts clerk at CFB Gagetown, and I am also the Vice President for the Staff of the Non-public Funds with the Union of National Defence Employees (UNDE). I’ve been an employee at Non-Public Funds for 34 years.

December
22

22
December

PSAC joins Canadian unions calling for urgent action on World Health Organization Pandemic Treaty [12]

Alongside Canadian unions representing over 500,000 healthcare professionals, PSAC [13]

December
22

22
December

SSO workers transition to PSAC’s largest bargaining group [14]

Last month, over 1,300 members in the Statistics Survey Operations (SSO) group transitioned to the Program and Administrative Services (PA) Treasury Board bargaining group.

December
20

20
December

Parks Canada: retro pay sent, but 300 workers still missing lump sum payment [15]

PSAC members working at Parks Canada have now been issued retroactive pay. However, the employer has provided no timeline on the disbursement of the $2,500 pensionable one-time lump sum payment. Parks Canada has also taken no steps to honour the collective agreement bargained in good faith and ensure that all term workers receive the payment.

December
18

18
December

Telework: PSAC raises concerns about implementation as consultations begin to modernize telework policy [16]

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.