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Call for PA, SV, TC, EB bargaining demands

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The Public Service Alliance of Canada will soon be approaching the employer to begin negotiations for the renewal of the PA, SV, TC, and EB collective agreements. To ensure bargaining demands reflect issues of importance to the CIU membership, direct input and involvement from our members is essential.

PSAC has prepared an online form to make it easier for members of these bargaining units to propose changes and improvements they would like to see made to their collective agreement. We encourage all members from the PA, SV, TC and EB groups to avail themselves of this tool.

This form will be open for input until November 15, 2024, and is available here: https://psacunion.ca/eform/submit/bargaining-input. Note that members will need a valid PSAC ID to submit the completed form.

Alternatively, members who are unable to complete the form should contact their Branch President, who may submit demands on behalf of their members. Branch Presidents should print and post this memo on all union boards, including the QR code below — members can scan this code with their mobile device to access the input form online.

Drafting effective bargaining demands

PSAC is organizing virtual training sessions on how to draft effective bargaining demands. Each session will include a 30-minute presentation, followed by a Q&A session. All members and union representatives are encouraged to attend by registering here: https://psacunion.ca/register-now-tb-town-halls-learn-how-submit

Thank you and in solidarity.

Register now for TB town halls to learn how to submit bargaining demands

As preparations continue for the next round of Treasury Board bargaining, PSAC will host a series of national virtual town halls to provide guidance for members on how to draft effective bargaining demands.

The town halls will build on the momentum from our historic 2023 national strike and empower members to get involved in the bargaining process early.

Registration is open to all members of the Program and Administrative Services (PA), Technical Services (TC), Operational Services (SV), and Education and Library Science (EB) Treasury Board bargaining groups.

Register now

English with French interpretation: 

  • Tuesday, July 23, 6 p.m. ET
  • Monday, July 29, 9 p.m. ET
  • Monday, September 23, 6 p.m. ET
  • Tuesday, September 24, 7 p.m. ET

French with English interpretation: 

  • Thursday, July 25, 7 p.m. ET
  • Wednesday, October 16, 9 p.m. ET

Learn more about the bargaining process and what makes a strong bargaining demand, so you’re better prepared to discuss bargaining priorities with your colleagues and within your local. Each session will include a 30-minute presentation, followed by a Q&A session.

This is your chance to shape negotiations for the next round. Your input will help prioritize the issues that matter most at the Treasury Board bargaining conference in February 2025.

The deadline to submit your bargaining proposals is November 15, 2024.

Register now

Your component will review all proposals from their respective members ahead of the PSAC bargaining conference in February 2025 where delegates from locals across the country will choose priorities for negotiations.

This article was first posted on the PSAC website.

PA, EB, TC and SV ratification votes to be held May 24 to June 16

Ratification votes for PSAC members in the four Treasury Board groups will begin on May 24 and end on June 16 at noon ET.

In order for PSAC members to receive their new rates of pay, retroactive pay, and lump sum payment, the new agreements must first be ratified. To ensure this ratification process is done as quickly as possible, PSAC will be conducting an expedited ratification process.

The ratification votes will be conducted using the same online voting platform used for strike votes earlier this year.

Click here more important information regarding ratification votes.

Ratification kits for PA, TC, SV and EB groups

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After nearly two years at the bargaining table and one of the largest strikes in Canadian history, CIU and PSAC members of the PA, SV, TC and EB bargaining units have a tentative agreement.

We thank all our CIU members for the unity they demonstrated and actions they took during this strike. Without you, we would not have this tentative agreement. We also thank our bargaining teams for their hard work and tenacity. These negotiations were uniquely challenging and CIU supports the tentative agreements they’re unanimously recommending.

CIU members of these bargaining units will soon have the opportunity to attend ratification sessions. We encourage you to review your ratification kit, attend a session, ask your questions and cast your vote.

Breaking down the gains in PSAC’s Treasury Board settlement, and individual summaries of PA, EB, TC, and SV agreements

In the hours after reaching a deal with Treasury Board, PSAC shared with members the highlights of the wage increases and remote work language that were negotiated.

As  PSAC prepares the ratification kits that contain the full details of the new agreements to share with you in the coming days, here are more details and clarification on the key improvements the union secured in this round of bargaining.

Please see the following page on the PSAC website for a breakdown of these gains.

Individual summaries

PSAC has also published summaries of each tentative agreement (PA, EB, TC, SV). Review them here: