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NRC-RO/RCO Bargaining Update #2: Preparing for negotiations

Published | Last updated 7 hours ago
Your NRC-RO/RCO Bargaining Team is preparing for the next round of negotiations. Here’s an update on the work underway.
Published | Last updated 7 hours ago

Your NRC-RO/RCO Bargaining Team is preparing for the next round of negotiations. Here’s an update on the work underway.

Your NRC-RO/RCO Bargaining Team met on October 20 and 21 to finalize our non-monetary bargaining proposals and continue preparing for the upcoming round of negotiations.

We also hosted a bargaining information webinar. Thank you to the 125 members who participated! We appreciated your engagement and thoughtful questions.

Members raised important issues, including double-barring, harassment, funding, and other bargaining-related issues. If you couldn’t attend or would like to review the presentation, you can access the PowerPoint slides here.

The team is planning to meet with the employer in early 2027 to exchange our Books of Proposals, marking an important step toward formal negotiations.

We also met with our PIPSC researcher, Ryan Campbell, to begin work on the pay analysis. This research will help demonstrate the value RO/RCO members bring to the federal public service and support our monetary proposals during negotiations.

Mark your calendars! The NRC-RO/RCO Annual General Meeting (AGM) is taking place on November 6, 2026.Find out more about the AGM.

Thank you for your continued engagement and support. We look forward to keeping you informed as we move forward with bargaining preparations.