Congratulations to PSAC and their 70,000 members in the PA Group on reaching a tentative agreement. In these unprecedented times, public servants have gone above and beyond to deliver services to Canadians. Their hard work and dedication has been recognized.

This deal will extend the many progressive gains that we won for our members in the last round of bargaining. This includes a historic win of 10 paid days of leave for survivors and victims of domestic violence and improved parental leave provisions.

PSAC has also come to a compensation agreement in regards to the damage and hardship caused by Phoenix. This may activate our “catch-up” clause included in our compensation agreement. We are waiting for more details about this agreement to determine if and how it will impact our members.

Learn more about our Phoenix compensation agreement here: https://pipsc.ca/news-issues/phoenix-pay-system/phoenix-compensation-agreement-faqs

President Debi Daviau hosted a telephone town hall for federal public servants on Thursday, June 18. She discussed how COVID-19 has affected the work of federal public servants, what PIPSC has been advocating for, and where we go from here.

Members’ questions about plans to return to the workplace, health and safety, and other pandemic-related issues were answered live on the call.

For those who could not join us, listen to recordings of the 3 sessions:

English Eastern Canada

English Western Canada

French

President Debi Daviau will be hosting a telephone town hall for PIPSC members at provincial or separate employers on Thursday, July 9. She’ll discuss how COVID-19 has affected your work, what PIPSC has been advocating for, and where we go from here.

We’ll be answering your questions about health and safety and other pandemic-related issues live on the call.

Please join us for one of the following telephone town halls:

English telephone town hall

Date: Thursday, July 9
Time: 4:30 PM ADT / 3:30 PM EDT / 2:30 PM CDT / 1:30 PM MDT / 12:30 PM PDT

French telephone town hall

Date: Thursday, July 9
Time: 3:00 PM ADT / 2:00 PM EDT / 1:00 PM CDT / 12:00 PM MDT / 11:00 AM PDT

How to join the town hall

1. We will call you just before the town hall start time for the session in your region and language. Pick up and stay on the line.

2. Dial in to join the call.
English: 1-877-229-8493
French: 1-877-255-5810
Enter the code: 112851

3. Stream the call online: https://video.teleforumonline.com/video/streaming.php?client=12851

We look forward to connecting with you.

In June 2019, we came to an agreement with the Treasury Board on compensation for Phoenix.

Members impacted by this agreement received their initial Phoenix compensation days by August 2019.

You should now have also received your compensation day for 2019-2020.

If you worked at least one day in 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and were paid by Phoenix, you were entitled to compensation. You should have received two days of leave for 2016-17 and one day of paid leave for each year of the subsequent fiscal years.

If you believe an error was made in applying the compensation days to your leave bank please contact your Department's human resources team. You should have an email from your Department with this contact information.

Retired and former employees who worked in a Department using the Phoenix pay system between April 1, 2016 and March 31, 2020, regardless of whether you experienced a pay problem, are also entitled to compensation. You may still be eligible to submit a personal claim for compensation.

We are proud to have participated in the CLC’s first Indgenous Lobby Day in April 2019. While this event isn’t possible this year, you can listen to our own Greg Scriver speak on its impact and importance.

Greg co-led this event and was interviewed recently on CBC Unreserved’s From the House to the Red Chamber: How Indigenous people make their voices heard on Parliament Hill.

LISTEN TO GREG (minute 30:00)

This event was an important part of moving forward with truth and reconciliation – a key opportunity for Indigenous people and allies from coast to coast to coast to speak directly with elected officials.
Advocates called for the federal government:

• to take action on Missing and Murdered Indigenous women and girls
• to ensure clean drinking water
• to create a national registry for survivors of residential schools
• and to make September 30 a national holiday for education on residential schools and Truth and Reconciliation

Advocates brought attention and awareness to these issues, shared their own lived experiences and directly impacted our elected officials.

Each day public servants go to work to protect and serve people in Canada in so many different ways. When COVID-19 struck, you were ready and you delivered.

President Debi Daviau is hosting a telephone town hall for federal public servants on Thursday, June 18.

It will be an opportunity to discuss how COVID-19 has affected the work of federal public servants, what PIPSC has been advocating for and where we go from here.

We’ll be answering your questions about plans to return to the workplace, health and safety, and other pandemic-related issues live on the call.

Get all of the details here.

You are what keeps this country together, and we couldn’t be more proud!