It’s been an acrimonious few months as the union and Treasury Board square off over wage demands and a return\u002Dto\u002Doffice mandate for civil servants
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In his message to PSAC members, Aylward labelled the government’s wage offer insulting and said it’s asking public servants “to take a big pay cut” after they stepped up during the pandemic to help Canadians. Treasury Board President Mona Fortier has said the government has the sole right to decide where public servants work.
The commission, established under the Federal Public Service Labour Relations Act, becomes involved after an impasse is declared at the bargaining table. A three-person panel listens to briefs from both sides and issues a report with non-binding recommendations about how to move negotiations forward.—The commission’s report on the Technical Services group said the two sides remain far apart with more than 100 bargaining proposals yet to be agreed upon, including wages.
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