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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

Photo of CIU flag

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:

TB & CRA bargaining update: Statement from PSAC National President

PSAC National President Chris Aylward delivered the following message to members of the Treasury Board and CRA bargaining teams

Friends,

You may have seen the headlines this weekend – things didn’t get off to a great start.

We made some progress in the end, but we’re not there yet.

I can report that at the Treasury Board common issues table, we made some headway on remote work language, and both sides have moved in order to get closer to a resolution on wage increases.

At the CRA bargaining table, talks continue but without a new mandate from the employer, things haven’t moved much further.

So we’re not at the finish line yet, but I know that we can get to a fair deal for all 155,000 PSAC members thanks to the strong strike mandate you’ve delivered and the incredible solidarity you’ve shown from coast to coast to coast.

As we moved towards our strike deadline last week, the employer finally put a wage offer of 9% over three years on the table. You did that.

And when you hit the picket lines, it’s the first time we saw real progress at the table. You did that.

Even if the government seems content to prolong this strike and its impact on Canadians, I know you have the collective power to get us to a fair deal in the coming days. And tomorrow we’re going to escalate our actions.

See you on the picket lines on Monday!

In solidarity,

Chris Aylward

PS: I know many of you still have lots of questions so we’ve updated our FAQ.

This article was first posted on the PSAC website.