Over 60 PSAC members representing more than 10,000 workers in the Technical Services (TC) group from across Canada gathered for the Treasury Board National Bargaining Conference February 19-23 in Montreal to discuss key priorities and elect their bargaining team for the upcoming round of negotiations with Treasury Board.

At the conference, TC group delegates discussed important workplace issues affecting members from various government departments and agencies. They reviewed the proposals received from members, shared their experiences, and provided insights on improving working conditions for all TC members. Delegates worked together, drawing from the diverse experiences and challenges facing members across occupational groups.

Key bargaining issues included better work-life balance and leaves, job security, working conditions including remote work and flexible workplace arrangements, overtime, fair pay that reflects the work performed, and parity for TC group enforcement officers.

Delegates left united with a renewed energy, ready to build on the gains made in the previous round.

Next steps

As the current collective agreement for the TC group is set to expire on June 21, 2025, PSAC has served notice to begin bargaining with the employer.

The bargaining team will be meeting soon to prepare the TC group’s package of demands.

Stay tuned for more details as we approach the next round of negotiations. Please sign up to receive the latest bargaining updates.

Over 100 PSAC members in the Program and Administrative Services (PA) group came together in Montreal from Feb. 19-23 for the Treasury Board National Bargaining Conference to discuss key priorities and elect their bargaining team for the next round of negotiations.

Throughout the conference, PA members shared valuable insights and personal experiences, with members speaking out about workplace issues, including unequal treatment and inconsistent application of policies. Other concerns included rising rates of burnout and unsafe working conditions from growing workloads and unrealistic expectations from management.

To address these issues, delegates prioritized proposals aimed at improving fair wages, work-life balance, securing better remote work options, enhancing job security, strengthening protections for equity-deserving groups, and improving working conditions.

Next steps

The newly elected bargaining team will meet in April to prepare the package of demands to present to Treasury Board.

The current PA collective agreement expires June 20, 2025, and PSAC has already served notice to begin bargaining.

PSAC members from the Operational Services (SV) group met in Montreal from February 19-23 for the Treasury Board National Bargaining Conference to discuss the important priorities for the next round of bargaining and for SV members to elect their bargaining team.

The Operational Services Group includes 10,000 federal government workers responsible for the operation of federal buildings and public services, including firefighters, tradesworkers, storespeople, cooks and hospital workers, lightkeepers and ships’ crews.

SV members shared specific workplace issues, including unpaid work, health and safety issues, access to proper Personal Protective Equipment, and better access to sick leave. Other concerns were raised by members around the unsafe working conditions that members must endure, especially those who work in isolation like lighthouse workers and ships’ crews.

To address these issues, delegates prioritized proposals aimed at improving job security, fair wages, hours of work, leave and greater workplace protections.

Next steps

The SV group collective agreement expires on August 5, 2025. PSAC will serve TB with notice to bargain in the coming weeks to begin the next round of negotiations.

Members of the EB group attended the National Treasury Board Bargaining Conference in Montreal February 19-22 to discuss bargaining proposals submitted by members from across the country and set priorities for the next round of negotiations.

The Education and Library Science Group includes over 1,000 federal public service workers who work in education, language training, education support, and library services.

At the conference, members spoke about the issues they face in their jobs, particularly their wage discrepancies when compared to similar jobs, unfair treatment by the employer, and job insecurity.

To approach these challenges, delegates prioritized proposals involving securing fair compensation for their work, improving job security, protecting leave provisions, and solidifying better working conditions.

Next steps

The EB group collective agreement expires on June 30, 2025, and PSAC has already served notice to begin bargaining.

PSAC served notice to begin bargaining with Treasury Board on behalf of over 1,000 members of the Education and Library Science (EB) bargaining group on March 7.

This marks the first step toward securing a new collective agreement that recognizes the critical services federal government workers responsible for education, education support, and library services deliver for Canada. The current EB collective agreement expires on June 30, 2025.

Notice to bargain was previously served on February 22 for more than 125,000 federal public service workers across the country in the Program and Administrative Services (PA) and Technical Services (TC) bargaining groups.

In the coming weeks, notice to bargain will also be served for over 11,000 members of the Operational Services (SV) bargaining group.

These articles were first posted on the PSAC website.
https://psacunion.ca/tc-bargaining-group-prepares-next-round
https://psacunion.ca/pa-bargaining-group-prepares-next-round
https://psacunion.ca/sv-group-next-round-treasury-board-bargaining
https://psacunion.ca/eb-bargaining-group-sets-priorities-next-round
https://psacunion.ca/psac-serves-notice-bargain-eb-members