Hill security screeners begin protests over stalled contract talks

The screeners' last contract expired in March 2014. Their employer, Parliamentary Protective Service, is awaiting a ruling from the federal labour board on consolidating three separate bargaining units before considering new contract talks.

PSAC regional representative Tobie Castonguay holds a union flag at a small rally in support of Hill security scanners in front of the Confederation Building on Oct. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Jolson Lim

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BY JOLSON LIM

October 5, 2017

Parliament Hill's security screeners are ramping up protests against their bosses as their frustration grows over the glacial pace of negotiations toward reaching a new contract, with the most recent one expiring nearly four years...

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