PSAC received the Public Interest Commission’s report May 29 with their non-binding recommendations for reaching a new collective agreement. The report follows the overwhelming strike mandate by more than 9,000 FB members announced earlier this month. With the release of the report, the FB group will now be in a legal strike position as early as […]
To all CIU members: National Public Service Week, set to take place this year from June 9 to June 15, is intended as an opportunity for the federal government to recognize the contributions of federal public service workers. Given the state of things at the FB bargaining table, the abysmal record of CBSA management towards […]
As a strike by over 9,000 CBSA personnel looms across the country, PSAC has written to transportation industry stakeholders warning of potential disruptions at ports and border crossings nationwide and urging them to pressure the government to negotiate a fair collective agreement for FB group members as soon as possible to avoid delays in the […]
In light of the strike mandate secured by the FB members of the Customs and Immigration Union on May 23, 2024, and as per the letter sent to CBSA President Erin O’Gorman on May 27, 2024, CIU representatives at all levels are to cease interacting with the employer regarding union-related matters, for all units, effective […]
Dear CIU members, A core principle of the labour movement is that of solidarity in the face of adversity. The adage of ‘united we stand, divided we fall’ is truest at the zenith of bargaining, when union members are called upon to defend their rights against an employer keen to undermine the hard-won victories of […]
