PSAC has recently been receiving enquiries from members concerning the status of the litigation initiated against the Federal Government over the $30.2-billion pension surplus appropriation legislation of 1999. (More)
Defend Pay Equity - Fight Bill C-10
Posted March 5th, 2009 - From the PSAC national site
On February 6, the government tabled legislation that will radically change the rules governing pay equity in the federal public sector. The Public Sector Equitable Compensation Act will remove the right of public sector workers to file pay equity complaints with the Canadian Human Rights Commission and transform it into an issue that can be traded away at the bargaining table. This Act must be removed from Bill C-10, the Budget Implementation Act. (More)
2009 PSAC National Triennial Convention
The PSAC 2009 National Triennial Convention will be held at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre in Vancouver, BC, beginning Sunday, April 26th and concluding Friday, May 1, 2009.
As the number of Canadians seeking Employment Insurance (EI) benefits
grows, claimants face bad news on two fronts. Many find they do not
meet the stiff eligibility requirements while those who qualify
encounter delays in payment. For EI staff working in-person with the
public, these problems boost claimants’ frustration levels and can lead
to angry outbursts. (More)
Negotiation of the Labour Market Development (LMDA) and Employee Transfer Agreements (ETA) and the intentional exclusion of union involvement
Regional Union Management Consultation Committee meeting (RUMCC) for the new region of British Columbia, Alberta and Territories (BAT)
New Restructuring of the BC/YT Region
Regional Health and Safety Committee
Membership and the Locals
Election of Alternate National Vice President and National Vice
Convention 2008
Gratitude
Letter from John Gordon (Pres of PSAC) to Phil Charko, Pensions & Benefits, Treasury Board
January 30, 2009 Phil Charko Assistant Secretary Pensions and Benefits Division Treasury Board of Canada 222 Nepean Street Ottawa, ON K1A OR5
Dear Mr. Charko:
As you are aware, effective February 2, 2009, approximately 250 members of the PSAC employed with Service Canada are to be transferred to the Government of the Province of British Columbia pursuant to the Canada- British Columbia Labour Market Development Agreement (LMDA). In conjunction with this initiative, the PSAC has concerns over forthcoming administrative procedures associated with the transfer of the accrued federal Public Service Superannuation Act (PSSA) pensionable service under the existing Pension Transfer Agreements (PTA) with the B.C. Public Service Pension Board of Trustees.
By Kathryn May , The Ottawa Citizen January 23, 2009 Post January 25, 2009
The 100,000 members of Canada’s largest federal union have
voted to accept the Harper government’s wage ‘restraint’ giving them
raises of 6.8 per cent over the four years.
The Public
Service Alliance of Canada is one of the few unions to have actually
negotiated a deal with the government after it imposed a final
‘take-it-or-leave-it’ offer in November and later threatened to force
it by legislation. It offered wage increases of 2.3 per cent in 2008
and 1.5 per cent in each of the next three years.
The union put the deal to a vote of its members, which was conducted over the past month.
Other
federal unions, however, are waiting to see whether next week’s budget
resurrects plans to use legislation to force the deal and possible wage
roll-backs on their members.
PSAC hails the deal as a
major victory because it also managed to win significant concessions —
on top of the final wage offer — on several longstanding issues the
union has fought over for years.
The deal gave 85,000
members an additional $4,000 in lump-sum payments, in exchange for
dropping two outstanding pay equity complaints. Border guards jobs were
reclassified, giving them a hike worth about 19 per cent, and
tradespeople scored a victory in their 4-year battle for national rates
of pay.
“Our union is proud of achieving these
agreements which contain some significant gains and no concessions,”
says PSAC national president John Gordon.
“A clear
majority of our members have voted to accept the tentative agreements,”
says Mr. Gordon. “We see this as a vote of confidence for?the
bargaining teams and the union. We will now be focusing our attention
on ensuring that the occupational group and classification review
reflects the workplace and needs of our members.”
Statement - Treasury Board President Welcomes Ratification of Four New Collective Agreements by Public Service Alliance of Canada Members
OTTAWA, Jan. 24 /CNW Telbec/ - From CNW Group
The Honourable Vic Toews, President of the Treasury Board, today released the following statement after the ratification of collective agreements concluded with the Public Service Alliance of Canada for the Program and Administrative Services (PA), the Education and Library Science (EB), the Operational Services (SV) and the Border Services (FB) groups. "This is welcome news. After reaching four agreements with the Public Service Alliance of Canada, I am very pleased that its members have voted in favour of these new collective agreements. The agreements we have reached with the Public Service Alliance of Canada provide for a total cumulative economic increase of 6.8 per cent over four years, that is to say, 2.3 per cent in 2007-08, 1.5 per cent in 2008-09, 1.5 per cent in 2009-10 and 1.5 per cent in 2010-11. These settlements are fair to employees and affordable for Canadians. Responsible management of compensation is critical and I would like to acknowledge the understanding and cooperation shown by many groups as we all do our share in these difficult economic times."
Regular updates on collective bargaining are posted on the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Web site at: www.tbs-sct.gc.ca.
Members ratify new contract
January 23, 2009
From CEIU National Site
Members ratify new contract
PSAC members of the PA group have ratified the proposed collective
agreement. The four year contract includes a $4000 lump sum payment and
salary increases of 2.3% in the first year and 1.5% in each of the
following three.
The agreement also contains improvements to the Workforce Adjustment
provisions as well as a memorandum of understanding on the issue of
classification reform in the PA group.
“Our union is proud of achieving these agreements which contain some
significant gains and no concessions,” says PSAC national president
John Gordon. “We were able to make these breakthroughs because of the
18 months of hard work put in by our bargaining teams and the
collective actions of our members, especially under a challenging
bargaining environment.”
PSAC members ratify new agreements with Treasury Board
January 23, 2009
News release
PSAC members ratify new agreements with Treasury Board
Ottawa – Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada working
for Treasury Board have accepted new collective agreements that contain
no concessions for four bargaining units representing more than 100,000
workers. (More)
Happy holiday, unless you work for the feds
By The Canadian Press
Posted Jan 18th, 20099
CHARLOTTETOWN Not everybody on Prince Edward Island will be celebrating Islander Day on Feb. 9 as Premier Robert Ghiz had hoped.
Last fall, the P.E.I. premier created the statutory holiday in an effort to give Islanders a mid-winter break. He said it would be a day off, to spend with family, for everybody on P.E.I. including the public and private sector as well as those who work for the provincial and federal governments. (More)
Labour unions threaten government with lawsuit
Kathryn May,
Canwest News Service
Published: Sunday, January 18, 2009
OTTAWA
-- Federal labour leaders say they will take the Harper government to
court if the Jan. 27 budget resurrects a call for legislation to freeze
salaries or to roll back wages in Canada's public service. (More)
