After more than two years of hardships under Phoenix, our members continue to show up to work every day and deliver the services Canadians depend on. PSAC expects this government to negotiate a collective agreement that recognizes the value of their work and their dedication to Canadians.
As Treasury Board bargaining resumed this week, the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) responded to the employer’s proposals with a clear mandate for improvements to working conditions. PSAC’s PA, EB, TC and SV bargaining teams highlighted the need for greater work-life balance and improvements to pay and leave, among other important gains for federal public service workers.
Unfortunately, the employer was only prepared to offer their first impressions of PSAC’s non-monetary proposals. It’s disappointing that PSAC came to the table fully ready to bargain, but Treasury Board was only concerned with resolving ‘housekeeping’ issues at this stage.
The majority of federal public service workers have suffered under Phoenix for more than two years and continue to provide Canadians with the critical services they depend on. We expect the government to come to the table prepared to negotiate a contract that reflects that dedication, as well as the value of their work.
PSAC members are still waiting for their Phoenix pay problems to end; they should not have to wait for the working conditions they deserve.
A version of this article was posted on the PSAC website.
Collective bargaining with Treasury Board resumed this week and PSAC put forward its proposals for the Education and Library Science (EB), Program and Administrative Services (PA), Operational Services (SV), and Technical Services (TC) groups, along as its common proposals for all Treasury Board groups, which cover about 90,000 workers in the federal public service.
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On June 20 and 21, PSAC bargaining teams from four federal public service bargaining groups will meet with Treasury Board negotiators to continue initial talks. The teams – PA (Program and Administrative Services), TC (Technical Services), SV (Operational Services), and EB (Education and Library Science) – are negotiating new collective agreements covering 90,000 federal government employees. After suffering for over two years with Phoenix, we expect the government to come to the table ready to deliver an agreement that recognizes the commitment of our members and the value of their work.
The parties will exchange proposals on common issues shared by all tables. We anticipate that we will be able to provide an update, including all bargaining proposals, on our website by Friday, June 22.
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A version of this article was first posted on the PSAC website.
Collective bargaining has officially begun for 90,000 PSAC members. This week, PSAC bargaining teams met with Treasury Board officials. Both the union and the employer exchanged their bargaining proposals and clarified initial questions.
Federal public service workers in the Program and Administrative Services (PA), Technical Services (TC), Education and Library Science (EB) and Operational Services (SV) bargaining units are seeking new collective agreements in this round of bargaining.
Their current contracts will expire within the next four months.
This is the first of three negotiation meetings scheduled throughout the summer to discuss group-specific proposals and common issues affecting all employees.
The next scheduled meetings are to take place from June 20 to 21 and July 10 to 12.
For more than two years our members have endured countless hardships because of the Phoenix pay system fiasco, but they continued to show up to work every day and deliver the critical services Canadians depend on. We expect the Liberal government to come to the table with a deal that reflects that level of commitment and the value of their work.
A version of this article was first posted on the PSAC website.
