Union previously declared talks at impasse
The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) resumed bargaining with Treasury Board for federal public service workers.
About half of the 140,000 federal public service workers currently in negotiations went back to the bargaining table when the program and administrative services (PA) unit — representing 71,000 PSAC members — resumed negotiations on Sept. 1, says the union.
PSAC was previously forced to declare bargaining impasse after the government did not address key member concerns and is awaiting several Public Interest Commission hearings. Moreover, PSAC rejected the federal government’s agreement with other federal unions providing only five days of leave to make up for the Phoenix debacle, says PSAC.
“We said to Treasury Board we would return to the bargaining table at any time but only to discuss an improved offer; one that includes annual wage increases that meet or exceed inflation, improved work-life balance, and equitable monetary compensation for the Phoenix nightmare,” says Chris Aylward PSAC national president.
Any agreement reached by the PA group in the coming days will set an important precedent for all other PSAC units to work from when they return to the bargaining table after the election, says the union.
