July 14, 2020
With the successful conclusion of bargaining for the Program and Administrative Services (PA) group, three more Treasury Board bargaining groups will be returning to their respective tables.
The Technical Services (TC) group and the Education and Library Science (EB) group have both resumed negotiations today and will be in bargaining until July 17. The Operational Services (SV) group will be resuming their negotiations the following week, July 21 to 24.
The TC group is looking for the following contract improvements:
- Wage parity with comparable jobs
- CFIA comparability for those classified as EGs
Group specific allowances - Fair classification and a new occupational group structure
The EB group is looking for the following contract improvements:
- Wage parity with comparable jobs
- New national rate of pay for teachers who work for 12 months (ED-EST)
- Allowance for union members who teach Indigenous languages
- Improvements to professional development
The SV group is looking for the following contract improvements:
- Wage adjustments
- Improved allowances
- Hours of work (move from 40 to 37.5 hours per week – with no loss in total annual pay)
- Protections against contracting out
- No concessions
Updates for each group will be provided once negotiations for this round wrap up.