Public service negotiations: government gestures well received but contract offers still unpalatable for unions

The government continues to offer pay and sick-leave conditions that union leaders scoff at.
PSAC president Robyn Benson, at a union rally on June 20 in Ottawa, says the government is not offering anything close to what workers want in their next contracts.
Despite the Liberals coming into office with the promise of treating the public service with more respect than their Conservative predecessors, most public servants are continuing to work on expired contacts, and government offers remain a long way from what unions are demanding. “This Liberal go...

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