PSAC stands strong as negotiations with Treasury Board kick off

This week, PSAC began bargaining with Treasury Board, negotiations that will impact more than 100,000 members.
Before sitting down at the table with the employer, we held meetings with our members all across the country. We heard loud and clear that PSAC members want to protect strong public services for all Canadians.
The following principles will guide us at the bargaining table:

• We will continue to work to ensure for high quality public services to improve the quality of life for all Canadians.
• We will take a strong, principled and determined stand that protects fair working conditions and decent living standards for our members and for all workers.
• We will work hard to secure decent working conditions and quality public services that leave every future generation better off.

There is no doubt that this is an unprecedented round of bargaining – one that will challenge all of us to work together strategically, sometimes in new and creative ways.
Top of mind among all federal public sector workers is the government’s attempts to dismantle our sick leave system and replace it with a short-term disability plan.
Paid sick leave is enshrined in our collective agreements and we believe Treasury Board’s effort to unilaterally push it’s “wellness strategy” constitutes bad faith bargaining, interference and a potential violation of the Public Service Labour Relations Act.
This is in addition to the legal action that we are taking against the government’s attacks on collective bargaining in Bill C-4 and Bill C-31.

Topics:

• Bargaining

Employers:

• Treasury Board
• EB group
• FB group
• PA group
• SV group
• TC group

 

July 10, 2014

Todd Woytiuk
Regional Representative
London Regional Office
Public Service Alliance Of Canada
1-800-366-0539 ex 224