{"id":11184,"date":"2024-01-30T11:38:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T16:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/?p=11184"},"modified":"2024-01-30T11:55:23","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T16:55:23","slug":"parks-canada-update-on-lump-sum-payment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/?p=11184","title":{"rendered":"Parks Canada: Update on lump sum payment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ParksUpdate-1024x538.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ParksUpdate-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ParksUpdate-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ParksUpdate-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ParksUpdate.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/psacunion.ca\/parks-canada-agreement-now-available\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">collective agreement<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;that PSAC negotiated during this round of bargaining for Parks Canada members,&nbsp; the $2,500 pensionable lump-sum payment will be issued to all eligible members on January 31, 2024.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>See our&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/psacunion.ca\/faq-parks-canada-agreement\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FAQ<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;for full details about eligibility for the lump sum payment.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The employer has 180 days from the date of signing to action retroactive pay, the $2,500 pensionable lump-sum payment and implement wage increases, wage adjustments and allowances. All non-monetary terms of the collective agreement took effect immediately upon signing on September 26, 2023.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><strong>Unfair labour practice fight ongoing &nbsp;<\/strong><br><br>PSAC filed an unfair labour practice against Parks Canada, arguing that members who completed their contracts between the date of ratification on August 4 and September 26, 2023, should also receive the $2,500 pensionable lump-sum payment that was negotiated in good faith at the table. &nbsp;<br><br>Instead, Parks Canada delayed signing the agreement by almost two months after it was ratified by a majority of members. As a direct result of this delay, vulnerable term employees did not receive a benefit that they had just voted to accept. We will update members as soon as we have a decision on this complaint. &nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><strong>Take action!<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/psacunion.ca\/parks-canada-bargaining-psac-files-unfair-labour\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Send a letter<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;to the Minister of the Environment Stephen Guilbeault and President of the Treasury Board Anita Anand to push the employer to honour the collective agreement.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br><strong>Stay informed<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>Make sure your&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/psacunion.ca\/user\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">contact information is up to date<\/a><\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/psacunion.ca\/subscribe-now\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sign up to receive bargaining updates<\/a><\/strong>, and&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/psacunion.ca\/regional-office-contact\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">contact your regional office for more information<\/a><\/strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the&nbsp;collective agreement&nbsp;that PSAC negotiated during this round of bargaining for Parks Canada members,&nbsp; the $2,500 pensionable lump-sum payment will be issued to all eligible members on January 31, 2024.&nbsp; See our&nbsp;FAQ&nbsp;for full details about eligibility for the lump sum payment.&nbsp; The employer has 180 days from the date of signing to action &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/?p=11184\" class=\"more-link\">>><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Parks Canada: Update on lump sum payment&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2,12,17,19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11184"}],"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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11184"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11192,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11184\/revisions\/11192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unesen.ca\/press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}