June 21 is the day set aside to celebrate the Indigenous peoples of Canada. This year, 2017, marks the country’s 150th birthday. The birthday celebration conversation has non-Indigenous celebrants voicing pride in good fortune gained through hard work. This Indigenous non-celebrant voices sorrow that generations of my ancestors have been …
After much delay on the part of the employer, Treasury Board and PSAC have finally signed collective agreements for the PA, EB, TC and SV bargaining units on June 14, 2017. This is the result of significant pressure from our union. These agreements, which cover over 85,000 workers in the federal public …
Robyn Benson, National President of PSAC, has written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, asking him to address the delay on the government’s part in signing four collective agreements. “I believe that your promise to treat public servants with respect must be demonstrated beyond simple words,” said Benson in her letter …
On May 24, 2017, a judicial review of the Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board’s (PSLREB) decision on salary protection was rejected before a Federal Court of Appeal. The decision of the adjudicator stands and affected employees are officially entitled to full salary protection under the PSAC and Treasury …
PSAC has been pushing the government to sign four collective agreements by the end of May, but the employer is insisting they won’t be ready until mid-June at the earliest. These agreements, covering over 100,000 workers, were ratified by the membership in votes that concluded in April. PSAC still waiting …
At the request of the employer, the SSO bargaining session scheduled from June 13 to 15, 2017, has been cancelled due to changes on the employer’s bargaining team. The next bargaining session will be scheduled for the fall. In the meantime, we will continue to organize actions and hold events …
