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UPDATE – 699 leave

In a major victory for federal public service workers hardest hit by the pandemic, an arbitration board ruled that Treasury Board cannot force employees to exhaust all their other leave before accessing 699 leave for COVID-19-related reasons. This decision means...

March 29, 2022

Update – Treasury Board Bargaining: EB group

Bargaining Updates PSAC

Update – Treasury Board Bargaining: EB group

Treasury Board continues to stall on negotiations following the latest round of Education and Library Science (EB) bargaining on March 8-10, 2022. Bargaining is moving at a crawl, thanks to the employer’s stalling tactics. While PSAC has tabled all of our...

March 24, 2022

Phoenix PSAC

Tax appeals for Phoenix damages

PSAC is encouraging members to fight for Phoenix general damages compensation to be tax-free by filing individual tax appeals to the Canada Revenue Agency this tax season. By filing an appeal, you will force CRA to review the taxability of...

March 15, 2022

Update – Treasury Board Bargaining: SV group

Bargaining Updates PSAC

Update – Treasury Board Bargaining: SV group

Tensions rose a notch at the March 2 and 3 Operational Services (SV group) bargaining session. After more than six months of bargaining and a range of demands from our team, lack of progress at the bargaining table is being...

March 11, 2022

Behind the pay problems: A member forced to quit her dream job

Phoenix PSAC

Behind the pay problems: A member forced to quit her dream job

After years of hard work, Sue Genereux earned her dream job — a coveted investigator position with the Transportation Safety Board. But more than two years of consistent Phoenix pay issues made the PSAC-UCTE member anxious and unsure if she...

March 10, 2022

PSAC

2022 National Triennial Convention

The Public Service Alliance of Canada’s 2022 National Triennial Convention will now be held virtually, and the revised dates will be announced shortly PSAC’s National Board of Directors has made the difficult decision to hold the 2022 PSAC National Triennial Convention...

March 3, 2022

NAV CANADA: Team tables demands as bargaining begins

Bargaining Updates PSAC

NAV CANADA: Team tables demands as bargaining begins

The NAV CANADA bargaining team exchanged proposals at their first meeting with the employer February 22-24. Our bargaining team received a strong mandate from members to address key priorities at the table, including fair wages, remote work and better work-life...

March 2, 2022

Update – Treasury Board Bargaining: PA group

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Update – Treasury Board Bargaining: PA group

On February 17 and 18, the negotiation team submitted their monetary package when they returned to the bargaining table with Treasury Board. PSAC put forward its wage proposal of 4.5 per cent per year for all Treasury Board members at...

March 2, 2022

Equity PSAC

Zero Discrimination Day — Pay Equity

Since 2014, March 1st has been recognized by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly as Zero Discrimination Day. The aim of this day is to create a worldwide movement of solidarity to put an end to all forms of discrimination....

March 1, 2022

Awards and scholarships PSAC

Bert Farwell – Union Warrior Award

On January 27, recognition awards were given by the PSAC BC Regional Council to recognize and celebrate the tireless work our members do every day in their locals, their committees or councils, and their communities. It’s a way for us...

January 31, 2022