Videos: National panels on bargaining priorities

PSAC hosted a series of national panels on pressing issues, as we negotiate new collective agreements for over 165,000 PSAC members during this critical round of bargaining with Treasury Board and agencies.

You can watch all the panels hosted over the past few months to catch up on the issues that matter most. 

Supporting Indigenous members at the bargaining table
June 28, 2022 
During Indigenous History Month, PSAC members from across treaty and unceded territories participated in a national panel to talk about bargaining demands that support Indigenous members, and how we can work together to advance Indigenous workers’ rights at the bargaining table.
 
 
Strikes won during the pandemic 
May 17, 2022 
One day before PSAC declared impasse with Treasury Board, a national panel took place on why strong mobilization is more important than ever, and how other PSAC members have taken strike action to win important victories during the pandemic.

 
Fair wages
April 12, 2022 
Panelists discussed PSAC’s fight for fair wages that keep up with skyrocketing rates of inflation, Treasury Board’s insulting wage offer, PSAC’s wage demands, and why mobilization is more important than ever.

Protecting public services 
March 24, 2022 
PSAC has been fighting to protect members from layoffs and contracting out for decades, and this work continues today. Panelists discussed PSAC’s fight to protect public services and improve job security during this round of bargaining with Treasury Board and agencies. 

Remote work and work-life balance 
February 24, 2022 
Nearly 75 per cent of PSAC members worked remotely throughout the pandemic, and more than 90 per cent want better work-life balance when the pandemic ends. What will our new normal look like? A lot depends on this round of bargaining with Treasury Board. Panelists discussed why the government should be a leader when it comes to the right to disconnect, creating healthy workplaces, and achieving work-life balance with flexible hours and remote work. 

 
Equity in the workplace 
January 25, 2022
Panelists discussed PSAC’s fight for equity in the workplace during this round of bargaining with Treasury Board, the impacts winning these demands would have, and why it is important that we all mobilize to support our bargaining teams to win big. 

July 13, 2022