After several months of delays by Treasury Board, negotiations are back on for the TC Group. Bargaining is scheduled for July 29 – 31 in Ottawa.
Negotiations reached an impasse in the spring of 2012, and the TC Bargaining Team applied to have a Public Interest Commission (PIC) appointed to hear both parties’ proposals and make recommendations for a settlement. The PIC began its work in mid-November and its report, delivered in January 2013, supported many of PSAC’s demands. Since February, PSAC has been asking Treasury Board to return to the table to negotiate a fair collective agreement based on the PIC recommendations.
The PIC recommended increasing and expanding recruitment and retention allowances, and improving travelling time and acting pay provisions, among several other recommendations. It also recommended adding an increment to the EG classification wage grid to bring the top rate in line with EGs at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
The mandate of the Public Interest Commission was to assist the parties in completing negotiations for a collective agreement. The recommendations of the PIC are not binding, but it is hoped they will provide a road map to a settlement.
The Bargaining Team thanks TC members for their patience and support and is looking forward to the possibility of bringing a negotiated settlement back to TC members for a ratification vote.
Date Modified : 2013/07/04
