Updates

Bill C-262 provides a framework for the federal government to ensure that the laws of Canada are in harmony with the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission called for the adoption of the Declaration in its recommendations.

Member of Parliament and NDP Intergovernmental Aboriginal Affairs Critic Romeo Saganash introduced the private member’s bill in Parliament oin April 2016.

When will we vote on the deal?

PSAC is currently preparing the ratification kits for the PA membership. These kits will explain the changes that were negotiated and why our PA Bargaining Team is recommending that members accept this tentative agreement. Information meetings will be held across the country so that PA members can hear from a Bargaining Team member and ask questions prior to casting their ballot on the tentative agreement. Given the size and diversity of the PA membership, the ratification vote process takes approximately six to eight weeks to conclude. Information on ratification meetings will be shared via the PSAC national and regional websites when it becomes available.

Ratification votes are being planned for the near future. Check the PSAC National Union’s website for planned dates and sign up for email updates to stay informed.

Our governments are talking about child care and we can  have our say too. For forty years, PSAC has worked with the broader child care movement to fight for a universal, high quality child care system for Canada. We now have an important opportunity to achieve that goal.

Building a child care system for all

The federal, provincial and territorial governments are negotiating a Framework Agreement on Early Learning and Care, a Liberal election promise.

Four bargaining teams will be back at the table with Treasury Board, with the assistance of a mediator, to continue negotiations for new collective agreements.

The Education and Library Science (EB) and the Technical Services (TC) groups will return to negotiations the week of January 16, 2017.

The Operational Services (SV) and the Border Services (FB) groups will return to the bargaining table the week of January 30, 2017.

A tentative agreement between PSAC and Treasury Board has been reached for the PA table, covering over 68,000 federal public service workers. The deal includes significant breakthroughs on “common issues,” such as sick leave and workforce adjustment, the details of which were hammered out by the common issues committee earlier this week.

December 10 is Human Rights Day – an opportunity to reflect on the status of human rights in Canada and abroad.

Although much has been accomplished, much more work still needs to be done. PSAC is committed to continuing our work regarding human rights in the workplace, in our communities, and around the world.