Treasury Board Bargaining
Operational Services
Operational Services (SV). This group includes over 11,000 employees responsible for the operation of federal buildings and services, including firefighters, tradesworkers, storespeople, cooks and hospital workers, lightkeepers and ships' crews.
December 23, 2011
Ships Crews continue to push for fair wages and crewing systems
As a result of the memorandum of understanding, negotiated into the most recent SV collective agreement, the ships crews sub-committee had a number of exploratory meetings with the employer in 2011.
July 8, 2011
Ships Crews push for improved crewing systems and fairer pensions
During negotiations this past fall, the ships crews' sub-committee agreed to continue discussing key issues.
Feburary 11, 2010
Essential services agreements: PSAC pushes back on government demands to declare workers essential
For people working in Treasury Board's PA, FB and SV bargaining units, and for our members at Parks Canada, the Canada Food Inspection Agency and Canada Revenue Agency, where collective agreements have been signed, a strike seems very far away.
June 18, 2009
PSAC defends members' rights in Treasury Board classification review
PSAC participated in a historic first step toward long-awaited classification reform in the federal public service last fall. »
March 2, 2009
MESSAGE OF THANKS TO BARGAINING TEAMS
With the ratification of the Canada Post, PA, FB, SV, EB, Parks Canada, CFIA and SSO collective agreements, the recent round of collective bargaining has come to an end for over one hundred thousand PSAC members. »
February 9, 2009
Negotiations with Treasury Board
The SV agreement has been signed. »
January 27, 2009
Negotiations with Treasury Board
The ratified PA, FB, SV and EB agreements are currently being proofread in preparation for signing. »
November 25, 2008
Negotiations with Treasury Board
Message from the National President, John Gordon. »
November 24, 2008
PSAC, Treasury Board settle
Union makes gains in tough bargaining environment. »
November 19, 2008
A Message to all PSAC Members Employed by Treasury Board
As its first priority, the PSAC has always been committed to protecting and enhancing the employment and economic security of its members. »
October 7, 2008
Negotiations with Treasury Board: SV Group
Still no elimination of zones »
August 29, 2008
Treasury Board and Agency negotiations
What happens to our negotiations if a federal election is called? »
August 11, 2008
Negotiations with Treasury Board
Negotiations with Treasury Board: Dates set to get back to bargaining. »
July 30, 2008
Negotiations with Treasury Board
An open letter to Federal Government workers. »
June 2, 2008
Negotiations with Treasury Board: SV Group
The SV Team was once again back at the table for a session with the employer from May 20 to 22, 2008. »
May 7, 2008
Negotiations with Treasury Board: SV Group
SV Team tables proposed pay package. »
March 5, 2008
Negotiations with Treasury Board: SV Group
The SV Team was back in late February for a productive session with the employer. »
March 4, 2008
Negotiations with Treasury Board
Another round of negotiating sessions with Treasury Board has just been agreed upon. The PA group will be meeting the week of April 21, the other four TB units, EB, FB, SV and TC, will be meeting the week of April 28.
February 29, 2008
Negotiations with Treasury Board
Treasury Board negotiating teams are back in bargaining. Our FB, SV and TC teams have been meeting with Treasury Board since Feb 26 until today. The PA and EB teams are meeting with Treasury Board from March 4 to 7.
February 6, 2008
Negotiations with Treasury Board: SV Group
Your SV Team was in Ottawa from January 29 to February 1, 2008, to meet with the Employer. »
November 7, 2007
Negotiations with Treasury Board
Lots of face time with Employer at bargaining table. »
October 11, 2007
Negotiations with Treasury Board
SV group lays groundwork for long-term strategy as talks continue. »
October 4, 2007
PSAC is at the bargaining table this week with our Program and Administrative Services (PA) team and our Operational Services (SV) team in negotiations with Treasury Board. Sign up now to receive the information bulletins that will be issued by the PSAC negotiating teams as bargaining progresses. »
May 1st, 2007
Treasury Board bargaining
PSAC exchanged bargaining demands electronically with Treasury Board on April 27, 2007 and the teams will have their first meeting with the employer in mid-May. Read the latest Bargaining INFO and check out the package of demands for each of the TB bargaining units.
A physical test imposed on PSAC members at National Defence is found to be discriminatory
The Public Service Labour Relations Board ruled on July 7, 2006 that a firefighter fitness test adopted and implemented by the Department of National Defence is discriminatory on the basis of age and sex.
The Board's adjucator also directed the employer "to immediately cease using the eight minute standard as a condition of employment for DND firefighters”.
Two PSAC members had filed a grievance against National Defence in 2002 on the basis that it was discriminatory against older and women firefighters. The test, introduced in 2000, became compulsory in July 2002; firefighters had to complete the fitness test in eight minutes as condition of employment. Failure to participate in the test was the subject of administrative and disciplinary action.
The Union of National Defence Employees (UNDE) fought the implementation of the test and several PSAC/UNDE members refused to take the test. No less than 327 grievances were filed by PSAC/UNDE members to oppose the implementation of the test as a condition of employment at DND.
December 22, 2005
National campaign established to eliminate regional rates of pay
The PSAC National Zone Committee that was struck to campaign towards the elimination of regional rates of pay met on December 19th to strategize around the Federal election and future bargaining. Read the details
June 09, 2005
A Memorandum of Understanding resolves important issues
Following the signing of the Table 2 collective agreement in March, the PSAC became aware of a number of issues which required interpretation, and some errors that needed correction. We raised these issues with the Employer and agreed to negotiate a number of amendments to the collective agreement to clarify the intent.
To read the highlights of the changes click here.
For a PDF copy of the MOU click here.
March 22, 2005
Table 2 agreement finally signed
The PSAC and Treasury Board signed the Operational Services (Table 2) agreement on Tuesday, March 22. All changes to the collective agreements take effect on date of signing, unless otherwise specified.
The government has 150 days from the date of signing, i.e. until August 19, to implement the retroactivity. However, Treasury Board has indicated they intend to move quickly to implement the new rates of pay and any retroactive pay that that does not have to be calculated manually.
Compared to the other Treasury Board agreements, it took a few extra days to prepare the Table 2 agreement for signing, primarily because of delays on the employer's side. The PSAC had provided detailed comments on a first draft on February 24, but did not get a revised draft from the employer until March 11. Since then, we have reviewed three more drafts. In the process, we have corrected some 30 errors in the 400-page agreement.
March 15, 2005
PSAC signs new agreements with Treasury Board; Treasury Board responsible for delay in Table 2 signing
On March 15, PSAC signed the new collective agreements with Treasury Board for Table 1 (Program and Administrative Services), Table 3 (Technical Services) and Table 5 (Education and Library Science). Details
January 27, 2005
Strike threat removed as PSAC members ratify new agreements with Treasury Board
The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) will be signing collective agreements with Treasury Board for over 100,000 of its members, removing the threat of a recurrence of the country-wide strikes that took place last summer and fall. Read the release
Date of signature of the collective agreement
Now that the agreements and final offers have been accepted by the members, the collective agreements will be prepared for signing. The full collective agreement is carefully reviewed by the union to ensure that it reflects the tentative settlement or final offer. PSAC will be pushing for the earliest possible signing date for these collective agreements. Once the signing dates are fixed, this information will be published on the web site, sent to the e-mail lists and included in the Union Update.
January 14, 2005
Pay equity
The Federal Court (Trial Division) has allowed PSAC's judicial review against a decision by the Canadian Human Rights Commission not to deal with one of our complaints. Read the latest pay equity Bulletin.
The PSAC's challenge of the government's practice of taxing the interest payments received as part of the pay equity complaint settlement is being heard starting January 18 and continuing until January 20, 2005. The hearings are open to the public. They will be taking place in Ottawa at 200 Kent Street, 3rd floor, starting at 9:30 a.m.
Date Modified : 2011/12/23
