{"id":10623,"date":"2023-04-15T13:34:27","date_gmt":"2023-04-15T18:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/?p=10623"},"modified":"2023-04-15T13:34:29","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T18:34:29","slug":"negotiations-with-federal-government-continue-as-a-potential-strike-for-155000-workers-looms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/?p=10623","title":{"rendered":"Negotiations with federal government continue as a potential strike for 155,000 workers looms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/bargain-pattern-blue_5_2_12_0_1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/bargain-pattern-blue_5_2_12_0_1.png 960w, https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/bargain-pattern-blue_5_2_12_0_1-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/bargain-pattern-blue_5_2_12_0_1-768x320.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>April 14, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past two weeks our bargaining teams have been back at the table&nbsp;with the assistance of third-party mediators to secure a fair contract for workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a critical time in the bargaining process, and it\u2019s encouraging that talks are continuing into the weekend. PSAC will be holding a press conference on Monday, April 17 at 9 a.m. ET to provide an update on the status of negotiations with Treasury Board and Canada Revenue Agency on behalf of more than 155,000 federal government workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Members can watch the livestream of the press conference on our PSAC national&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/psac.national\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook page<\/a>, and we\u2019ll continue to keep you up to date on the status of negotiations on our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/psacunion.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>, social media, and by email.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our priority remains to secure a fair contract for PSAC members that addresses our key issues, including decent wages that prevent workers from falling further behind,&nbsp;a more inclusive federal public service,&nbsp;remote work enshrined in our collective agreements,&nbsp;and good secure jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 155,000 PSAC members across Treasury Board and Canada Revenue Agency are now in a legal strike position. A strike by PSAC\u2019s federal public service workers would be the largest strike against a single employer in Canada\u2019s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the government\u2019s last opportunity to show workers the respect they deserve. Workers can\u2019t wait, and we\u2019re ready to take strike action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check your email regularly for more information about strike pay, PSAC\u2019s picket line finder, and other strike-related information in the coming days as we prepare for potential strike action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit our&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/psacunion.ca\/strike-faq\" target=\"_blank\">frequently asked questions<\/a>&nbsp;for more information about strike action and strike pay.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/psacunion.ca\/negotiations-federal-government-continue-potential\">Negotiations with federal government continue as a potential strike for 155,000 workers looms&nbsp; | Public Service Alliance of Canada (psacunion.ca)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 14, 2023 Over the past two weeks our bargaining teams have been back at the table&nbsp;with the assistance of third-party mediators to secure a fair contract for workers. This is a critical time in the bargaining process, and it\u2019s encouraging that talks are continuing into the weekend. PSAC will be holding a press conference &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/?p=10623\" class=\"more-link\">>><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Negotiations with federal government continue as a potential strike for 155,000 workers looms&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2,12,19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10623"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10623"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10631,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10623\/revisions\/10631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}