Bargaining Updates – Page 5 – Union of Canadian Transportation Employees

Congratulations to Local 61124 on new agreement!

On July 14 members of the Union of Canadian Transportation Employees (UCTE) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) at the Saint John Port Authority voted in favour of their new agreement with the employer. Chris Bussey, Regional Vice...

July 14, 2022

Federal government suspends vaccine mandates for transportation workers and federal employees

Bargaining Updates COVID-19

Federal government suspends vaccine mandates for transportation workers and federal employees

On June 14th, the federal government announced that effective June 20th, it will suspend vaccination requirements for federally regulated transportation sectors, federal government employees as well as domestic and outbound travelers. UCTE members who work at ports, pilotage authorities, airports...

June 15, 2022

699 leave: Treasury Board fails to implement arbitration ruling

Bargaining Updates COVID-19 PSAC

699 leave: Treasury Board fails to implement arbitration ruling

Since the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board ruled in favour of public service workers regarding the use of the 699 leave last March, Treasury Board has failed to implement the decision. The decision stipulates that the employer can’t force...

May 25, 2022

CONGRATULATIONS : Tentative Agreement reached for Edmonton Airport Firefighter group

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CONGRATULATIONS : Tentative Agreement reached for Edmonton Airport Firefighter group

Local 30315 On May 20, the negotiations team representing members at Edmonton’s Airport reached a tentative agreement with the employer. The tentative deal is for 3 years with economic increases. There were improvements in several areas for our members. More...

May 24, 2022

Update – Treasury Board Bargaining: EB and TC group

Bargaining Updates PSAC

Update – Treasury Board Bargaining: EB and TC group

Negotiations are reaching a pivotal moment as Treasury Board continued to stall at the bargaining table with the Education and Library Science (EB) and Technical Services bargaining team. The bargaining team was dismayed with the latest round of bargaining, describing...

May 19, 2022

PSAC declares impasse in Treasury Board bargaining over insulting wage offer

Bargaining Updates PSAC

PSAC declares impasse in Treasury Board bargaining over insulting wage offer

After nearly a year of negotiations with Treasury Board, we made the difficult decision to declare impasse for more than 120,000 of our members in the PA, SV, TC and EB groups. This week, we filed for conciliation with the federal labour board, and we’ll be...

May 18, 2022

Update – Treasury Board Bargaining: SV group

Bargaining Updates PSAC

Update – Treasury Board Bargaining: SV group

Negotiations at the SV Group (Operational Services) table are nearing the breaking point. The comprehensive offer presented by Treasury Board on May 4 is rife with concessions and fails to respond to the vast majority of the members’ key demands. The...

May 12, 2022

Bargaining Updates PSAC

Update – Parks Canada Bargaining

Following months of hard work and consultation, our Parks Canada team presented a package of proposals that reflects the urgent need for improved working conditions for our members across the country. In response, the employer tabled a package of demands...

May 11, 2022

Update – Treasury Board Bargaining: PA group

Bargaining Updates PSAC

Update – Treasury Board Bargaining: PA group

Negotiations at the PA table are nearing the breaking point after Treasury Board presented their comprehensive offer on April 28 rife with concessions and which fails to respond to most of the PA team’s key demands. The employer refused to...

May 6, 2022

UPDATE – NAV CANADA: employers’ wage offer

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UPDATE – NAV CANADA: employers’ wage offer

Treasury Board and the NAV CANADA bargaining team mainly discussed the employer’s wage offer during negotiations April 19-21. The employer’s offer of 0, 1, 2 and 2 per cent over a four-year agreement — averaging 1.25 per cent per year from...

May 6, 2022