PSAC will return to the bargaining table with Treasury Board on Oct. 10 to 11 to negotiate issues common to the Program and Administrative Services group (PA), Operational Services group (SV), Technical Services group (TC), and the Education and Library Science group (EB). Negotiations on issues specific to each table will resume from Oct. 16 to 17.
At the last round of negotiations in July, PSAC came to the table with clear proposals and a strong mandate to move forward. Unfortunately, the employer did not show that same level of commitment, and instead was unprepared to make any real progress.
When we sit down to bargain in October, we’ll be focused on important issues like:
- ensuring salaries keep up with inflation, and that wage gaps are closed;
- improving work-life balance like extending the parental leave top-up from 37 weeks to the full 63 weeks now available;
- addressing workload and reducing the use of temp agencies and precarious contract work.
After two years and a half years of hardships under Phoenix, our members continue to show up to work every day and deliver the services Canadians depend on. The least this government can do is negotiate a collective agreement that recognizes that commitment and the importance of the services they provide to Canadians.
It’s outrageous that PSAC members are still waiting to get paid correctly – they shouldn’t also have to wait to get the working conditions they deserve.
A version of this article was posted on the PSAC website.
