PSAC announces dates for ratification votes on new deals with federal government
Federal workers with Treasury Board and the Canada Revenue Agency will begin voting later this month on the tentative agreements with the federal government, following one of the largest strikes in Canadian history.
The Public Service Alliance of Canada has announced ratification votes for PSAC and PSAC-Union of Taxation Employees members be held between May 24 and June 16.
"In order for PSAC members to receive their new rates of pay, retroactive pay, and lump sum payment, the new agreements must first be ratified," PSAC said in a statement. "To ensure this ratification process is done as quickly as possible, PSAC will be conducting an expedited ratification process."
The ratification votes will be conducted using the same online voting platform used for the strike votes. Members are required to watch a mandatory information session video before voting. The union says virtual and in-person question and answer sessions will also be held for members to ask questions about the agreement before the vote.
PSAC says if the majority of members vote yes in the ratification vote, the union will sign the collective agreement and all new negotiated provisions come into effect. The employer has 180 days after the date of signing the agreement to issue the lump sum payment, the union says.
The union reached an agreement on May 1 to end the 12-day strike by 110,000 workers in the Treasury Board, while the PSAC-Union of Taxation Employees finalized a tentative deal on May 4 to end a 15-day strike by 35,000 Canada Revenue Agency employees.
PSAC says the agreements for both Treasury Board and Canada Revenue Agency workers includes a 12.6 per cent compounded wage increase over four years, along with a $2,500 pensionable lump sump payment. The agreements also include increased shift premiums for some workers, protections against contracting out, and "the strongest remote work protections in the federal public service," according to PSAC.
The Canadian Employment and Immigration Union has launched a 'Vote No' campaign, urging members to reject the deal.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
'I just can't believe that it took so long': Body found in wreckage 3 months after deadly fire
A man accused of arson in a January Old Strathcona apartment fire is expected to be charged with manslaughter after a body was discovered in the burned building late last month.
No proof man lied to brother about number of kittens born in litter, B.C. tribunal rules
A man was denied a $5,000 payout from his brother after a B.C. tribunal dismissed his claim disputing how many kittens were born in a litter.
Snakes almost on a plane: U.S. TSA discovers a bag with small snakes in passenger's pants
According to an X post by the Transportation Security Administration, officers at the Miami International Airport found the small bag of snakes hidden in a passenger's trousers on April 26 at a checkpoint.
Russia puts Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on its wanted list
Russia has put Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on its wanted list, Russian state media reported Saturday, citing the interior ministry’s database.
The pros and cons of discussing mental health issues in the workplace
A group of lawyers has written what they call a groundbreaking book about how mental health is perceived in the legal profession.
A candidate for Germany's key party was beaten up while campaigning for European elections
A candidate for Chancellor Olaf Scholz's center-left party in next month's election for the European Parliament was beaten up and seriously injured while campaigning in an eastern city, the party said Saturday.
Explosion at train station leads to discovery of stolen car on Montreal's South Shore: police
Police are investigating after a BMW exploded in the St-Lambert Exo train station parking lot on Montreal's South Shore.
A Chinese driver is praised for helping reduce casualties in a highway collapse that killed 48
A Chinese truck driver was praised in local media Saturday for parking his vehicle across a highway and preventing more cars from tumbling down a slope after a section of the road in the country's mountainous south collapsed and killed at least 48 people.
Two killed after collision with truck on Hwy. 417 near Limoges, Ont.
Ontario Provincial Police say two people were killed after a car and a transport truck collided in the westbound lanes of Highway 417 near Limoges, Ont. on Tuesday afternoon.