Treasury Board – Page 2 – Union of Canadian Transportation Employees

TC Group: EG parity implementation update

TC Group: EG parity implementation update

Following this round of bargaining, we are aware that some members in the Engineering and Scientific Support Group (EG) group have not yet received their wage adjustments negotiated at the table. Many EG members have received general economic increases, but...

August 14, 2023

PSAC remote work agreement a ‘watershed moment’ for workers’ rights in Canada

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PSAC remote work agreement a ‘watershed moment’ for workers’ rights in Canada

Together, more than 155,000 PSAC members led the fight for better remote work protections during this round of negotiations – and we won. You held the line during one of the most significant national strikes in Canada’s history, and the gains...

June 13, 2023

PSAC working to address taxation of Phoenix damages

Phoenix PSAC

PSAC working to address taxation of Phoenix damages

PSAC is working with the Minister of National Revenue to establish a process to resolve the taxation of Phoenix damages. PSAC has argued that the $2,500 in general damages negotiated in 2020 to compensate members for the stress, aggravation and...

October 5, 2022

Updates : Treasury Board bargaining – TC group

Bargaining Updates PSAC

Updates : Treasury Board bargaining – TC group

PSAC won increased rates for Engineering and Scientific Support (EG) members in the Technical Services (TC) group in January 2022 to ensure that they are at parity with EGs at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Since then, Treasury Board has refused...

September 26, 2022

Dangerous Work – Advisory from the Government of Canada

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Dangerous Work – Advisory from the Government of Canada

The Government of Canada issued a special advisory on September 13, 2022 to remind employees and employers of their rights and responsibilities when it comes to refusing to work in dangerous situations. This advisory circular is also meant to raise...

September 15, 2022

PSAC files policy grievances over Phoenix overpayment recovery

Phoenix PSAC

PSAC files policy grievances over Phoenix overpayment recovery

PSAC has filed policy grievances against Treasury Board, Parks Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for their heavy-handed mismanagement of the Phoenix overpayment process. In fall 2021, the Public Service Pay Centre launched the recovery process for Phoenix overpayments for thousands...

September 14, 2022

TB bargaining – Mediation to make gains for workers

Bargaining Updates PSAC

TB bargaining – Mediation to make gains for workers

As wages continue to slip far below soaring inflation in Canada, PSAC will head to mediation with the government to make meaningful gains for more than 120,000 federal public service workers ahead of Public Interest Commission hearings. Mediation dates have...

September 8, 2022

Bargaining Updates PSAC

UPDATE : Treasury Board Bargaining

PSAC’s fight for a fair deal is progressing as a federal labour board last week moved to establish a Public Interest Commission (PIC) to help advance negotiations for 120,000 PSAC members. The Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Board called for...

July 28, 2022

Phoenix

Letter Phoenix overpayment letters: Keep an eye out for overpayments that are over six years old

The rushed Phoenix overpayment recovery plan launched earlier this year by the employer is already producing major errors and misleading information. Some overpayment recovery letters sent by the Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) Pay Centre contain amounts that the...

July 22, 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