Central Table Bargaining Update #1

Central Bargaining Team is preparing to exchange proposals with Treasury Board in January, 2023.

The Central Table bargaining committee met in person for the first time on November 8, 9 and 10. The committee’s work is to conduct negotiations on non-salary language common to several core public service groups and separate employers.

Any language agreed to with Treasury Board at the Central Table will be passed to individual groups for inclusion in their tentative agreements. The work done on common language should make members’ rights more consistent across the public service and allow group tables to focus on issues particular to those groups.  

The Central team is comprised of representatives from the six PIPSC core public administration groups together with three representatives from the separate employers:
 

The first meetings included group formation and orientation followed by a review of topics delegated to the Central Table by PIPSC groups through the Strategic Bargaining Committee, as well as proposed for the Central Table by Treasury Board. 

The team also reviewed the evolving landscape of other labour negotiations and political developments which might influence negotiations. 

The team discussions produced a set of bargaining priorities which it recommends to the PIPSC Groups at the Strategic Bargaining Committee. Once the team is assured its priorities align with those of the other teams, PIPSC staff and the bargaining team will turn the priorities into an initial proposal for an exchange with Treasury Board, setting the stage for negotiations in early 2023.

If you have any questions, please email us: central_barg_team@pipsc.ca.