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.
This week, the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) served notice to the Treasury Board to begin collective bargaining negotiations on behalf of its membership.
“After two years of Phoenix pay problems, our members continue to show up to work and deliver the services Canadians depend on. The least they deserve is a fair collective agreement that recognizes the value of their work and the importance of the services they provide to Canadians,” said PSAC National President Robyn Benson.
PSAC represents about 90,000 federal public service workers who are employed by the Treasury Board of Canada. The current collective agreements for the the following bargaining units will expire within the next four months:
“This government promised a new and respectful relationship with public service workers, but that didn’t happen when the Liberals ignored our warnings about implementing Phoenix,” added Benson. “Hopefully they can start to earn back the trust of our members by coming to the table with a mandate to negotiate a fair deal.”
A version of this article was first posted on the PSAC website.
PSAC members from coast-to-coast-to-coast who are covered under four of the collective agreements with Treasury Board will be gathering in Ottawa, March 26-29, 2018 to elect bargaining teams and discuss proposals for the upcoming round of bargaining.
“PSAC’s number one priority is getting the best deal for our members,” said PSAC National President Robyn Benson. “We have a democratic process for prioritizing the proposals we bring to the bargaining table. The bargaining conference is a critical step in ensuring our members have their say.”
Over 100,000 federal public service workers are covered under the PA, TC, SV, and EB collective agreements.
How Treasury Board bargaining works
The current collective agreements for the four groups will all expire within the next six months:
PSAC will begin negotiating new collective agreements for all four groups shortly after the March bargaining conference. The chart below briefly outlines the complete process.
A version of this article was first published on the PSAC website.
