Treasury Board Bargaining Update
  
PSAC calls on the government to take action on mental health and child care during negotiations
Our PA, TC, SV, EB, and FB teams spent the week in negotiations with Treasury Board, seeking significant improvements to the mental health provisions in our collective agreements as well improved child care options for public service workers. These proposals were tabled during negotiations with Treasury Board on Tuesday January 13. More in this report from the Ottawa Citizen.
Group-specific Updates
The PA bargaining team met with Treasury Board from January 13-15 to put forward a number of proposals to advance PSAC’s vision for a healthy workplace, including mental health and affordable, accessible, childcare. Read the full update at the national website.
The TC team was in Ottawa January 12-16, 2015, to resume negotiations with Treasury Board and also spent time time working with the Enforcement Community Subcommittee. The team discussed hours of work, health & safety, workplace wellness and harassment prevention with the employer. Read the full update at the national website.
Our SV bargaining team tabled significant demands in the last three days of bargaining with Treasury Board, including proposals to improve workplace health and safety and child care. The Ships Crew Subcommittee also met for two days. Read the update at the national website.
The EB bargaining team met with the employer three times this week, tabling proposals on health and safety and child care. The team also demanded that the employer finally implement the recommendations of the pay study and discussed class size. Read the full update at the national website.
The FB team our team made a number of proposals geared towards making CBSA a much better place to work. The team raised health and safety issues around Bill C-4 and proposed an expedited grievance process. Read the update at the national website.
Standing Together: Show us your Solidarity!
Our teams are working hard at the table to improve collective agreements and fight attacks on our benefits and rights, but they can't do it alone. They need the support and solidarity of members like you. Visibility in the workplace - letting the employer know we all stand behind the team - is key. We've sent out packages of visibility materials - buttons, stickers, bracelets, etc - to across the province. If you need some for your worksite, ask your Area Mobilization Coordinator, Local President, or the PSAC Regional Office staff.
And don't forget to show us how your worksite or Local is supporting the teams. Email your photos to me at BraggP@psac.com and I'll share them out using our social media networks - let's show our BC solidarity!
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