More than 1,300 members in the Statistics Survey Operations (SSO) bargaining group are expected to be covered under the Program and Administrative Services (PA) collective agreement once the current contract expires, joining more than 120,000 PSAC Treasury Board members.  

Read our FAQ: SSO to become part of the PA bargaining group 

The decision to integrate SSO members into the core public administration is an important one that recognizes that SSO members are full federal public sector workers who deserve better terms and conditions of employment including fair wages, better job security, and benefits. PSAC has been fighting to include the SSO group as part of the core public administration and this decision will mean real gains for them. Joining the PA group will result in a stronger collective agreement, more bargaining power as part of PSAC’s largest bargaining group and allow SSO members to apply internally to positions across the federal public service. 

The move to the PA group is expected to take place before the expiry of the SSO’s current collective agreement November 30, 2023, although the exact date is uncertain as the process is driven by the employer. Once the transition occurs, SSO members will be covered under the recently ratified PA collective agreement.  

PSAC has been in contact with the employer over the past few weeks to get clarity on the timelines and other details associated with the transition. Updates will be shared with SSO members as they become available. 

SSO members work in regional offices and in the field around the country collecting information for national surveys.  

Next steps  

Given that this is an employer-driven process and in order to protect our negotiations timelines and our rights under the current SSO collective agreement, the union will serve the notice to bargain this summer.