Bargaining

Your PSAC bargaining team began the formal bargaining process and met with the employer for the first time this week. The team, consisting of Dave Jackson, Chair; Rick Levigne, PSAC/UNDE Local 210018; Jamie Oyakawa, PSAC/UNDE Local 210018; Phil Lehman, PSAC/UNDE Local 210018; and Mark Miller, UNDE/VP-BC exchanged proposals with the employer June 16th in Victoria BC. The Union & Employer proposals are available below.

Today, the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) has taken the first step in its legal challenge against Bill C-59, the legislation that is gutting the collective bargaining rights of federal public service workers. The PSAC filed its constitutional challenge to Bill C-59 in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.

PSAC Locals and worksites across BC are holding membership appreciation events, holding rallies, and taking action during NPSW.

Members of the three largest unions in the federal government, the Public Service Alliance of Canada; the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada; and Canadian Association of Professional Employees, joined by allies in the communty and the labour movement gathered to rally on June 19th at Library Square in Vancouver.

The Treasury Board bargaining teams returned to Ottawa June 15-19 to continue working towards their next collective agreement. The following are the common issues that each table addressed Sick leave

Vancouver - Members of the three largest unions in the federal government, the Public Service Alliance of Canada; the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada; and Canadian Association of Professional Employees, will gather to rally on Friday, June 19th, 12PM at Library Square in Vancouver. Federal workers across Canada have been holding actions during National Public Service Week, calling on the government to respect the constitutional rights of federal employees.

The federal election will be held on October 19, 2015. This is our chance to vote for a better future for all Canadians. Make sure your vote counts and pledge to vote!

The government’s National Public Service Week is June 14-20, 2015. The national week is supposed to recognize the importance of federal public service employees and celebrate their service to Canadians. Meanwhile, this government is gutting public services and trampling on our rights.

Members of the Customs and Immigration Union, the Component Union of the Public Service Alliance of Canada that represents over 1,600 workers at the Canadian Border Services Agency in BC, are travelling from locations across the Lower Mainland and Southern Interior to leaflet and rally against Bill C-59 on Thursday, June 4 at 10 AM at Deltaport. PSAC/CIU members working at CBSA are holding actions across Canada on June 4, calling on the government to respect the constitutional rights of federal employees.