October 10, 2007

PSAC Bargaining Units with Treasury Board (PA, SV, TC, EB, FB)

Negotiations start up again for PSAC PA bargaining unit

After the summer break, the members of the PSAC Program and Administrative Services (PA) negotiating team returned ready and eager to get down to bargaining with Treasury Board.  We are united in our goal of achieving the best possible agreement for our members.

The two parties met every day from October 2 to 5.  During that time, the union made presentations to the employer on the following issues:

• changes to the grievance procedure,
• union leave, and
• the Joint Learning Program.

The union also tabled a proposed Memorandum of Understanding on the issue of language training.

During the week, the two teams spent time negotiating several non-monetary operational demands and while progress at the table is slow, it has been steady.

Your PA team is looking forward to being back at the bargaining table on October 30. Negotiations are scheduled to continue up to and including November 2.

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