Ratification votes for five new contracts for public servants who are members of the PSAC are set to wrap up on Friday.
“It’s pretty hard to make up the lost wages when you’re on strike.”with the government on a new contract for more than 120,000 Treasury Board workers in four bargaining groups — technical services, education and library science, operational services and program and administrative services — after almost two weeks of striking this spring.for over 35,000 workers at the CRA.
to members urging them to vote against the deal, demanding “better” wage increases and language around teleworking.since May 24 with the votes wrapping up Friday at noon. Foster said that, if the agreements fail to be ratified, the union will likely go back to the bargaining table and try to figure out a way to sweeten the pot to avoid going back on strike, though the government will likely be reluctant to add much to the deals.
“The government probably would have a lot less patience than they showed in the last time,” Foster said. “But again, I don’t think we’ll get there.”Article content “I’m confident that the tentative agreements will be will be ratified at all five tables,” Silas said. “We feel that we squeezed all the juice out of the lemon. Is it everything we wanted? No. Is it everything that workers in the federal public service deserve? No. But it was a tough round of bargaining.Article content
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