Customs and Immigration Union

The voice of over 10,000 Canadians working to protect our country

Workers at CBSA ratify tentative agreement

FB tentative agreement now available

PSAC celebrates equitable pension reform

FB Bargaining: PSAC-CIU protects bargaining unit work

October 15, 2020

Buckling under legal pressure from PSAC-CIU, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has stopped contracting out the work of trained border services officers to students at ports of entry in Toronto. In July, CBSA management in Toronto implemented new shifts staffed exclusively by students after PSAC-CIU members refused to enter into talks on a temporary variable shift schedule arrangement (VSSA) due to concerns that management would […]

Victory: Supreme Court reaffirms women’s equality in the workplace

October 12, 2020

PSAC welcomes the Supreme Court of Canada’s recent decision in the Fraser case, which reaffirms the obligation of employers to treat women equally and without discrimination – a protection guaranteed by section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In 1997, the RCMP introduced a job-sharing program allowing up to three employees to split the duties of one full-time position as an alternative to unpaid leave. In […]

SV members ratify new tentative agreement

October 5, 2020

PSAC members in the Operational Services (SV) bargaining unit have voted in favour of their tentative agreement. The unit represents nearly 10,000 federal public service workers who have gone above and beyond to support Canadians during this pandemic. The new collective agreement covers the 2018-2021 period and provides fair wages, no concessions and improved working conditions. “I am proud of the elected members of our bargaining teams for their unwavering dedication during […]

PA, TC, and EB members ratify new agreements with Treasury Board

September 29, 2020

A majority of PSAC members in the Program and Administrative (PA), Technical Services (TC), Education and Library Science (EB), and PSAC-UTE (CRA) bargaining units have voted in favour of their respective tentative agreements. The four units represent nearly 110,000 federal public service workers who have gone above and beyond to support Canadians during this pandemic. The new collective agreements for the PA, TC and EB groups cover the […]

EB group reaches tentative agreement

July 23, 2020

PSAC has reached a tentative agreement that provides increases to wages, no concessions, and improved working conditions for nearly 1,000 members of the Education and Library Science (EB) group under Treasury Board. In addition to these successful talks, EB members will also be awarded a Phoenix damages settlement to compensate members for the pain and […]