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An uneventful Public Interest Commission (PIC) report has intertwined the fate of 5,800 Parks Canada workers with PSAC\u2019s largest bargaining unit \u2013 the PA group.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The\u00a0recently published report<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0unfortunately made little to no recommendations, instead it draws a parallel between the Parks bargaining table and PSAC\u2019s PA bargaining table. The report quotes directly from the\u00a0<\/span>PA PIC report<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a>, and states that without the major common issues being resolved, such as Phoenix compensation and higher wage increases, the parties will find it difficult to reach a tentative agreement.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n PSAC is disappointed that the PIC did not explicitly make specific recommendations on key Parks issues such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n However, the PIC did acknowledge the struggle Parks Canada workers have had in achieving parity with the core public service since Parks was made a separate agency nearly 20 years ago. The report suggests parity with the core is an issue that will need to be addressed if the Parks Canada Agency hopes to reach an agreement with Parks members.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Although National President Chris Aylward\u00a0<\/span>has\u00a0authorized strike votes<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span>\u00a0for the Parks bargaining unit,\u00a0<\/span>all strike votes are currently suspended until March 30<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a>. At that time the union will re-evaluate whether to continue the suspension or resume the strike votes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Despite the suspension of votes, PSAC will continue to bargain for all units currently in negotiations.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n We will be updating our national and regional websites, social media, as well as sending information by email as the situation develops. We encourage all our members to check these resources regularly and subscribe to\u00a0<\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>mailing list<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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