PSAC declares impasse in negotiations with feds over wages, as unions, feds navigate inflation, ‘hybrid work’ model

With the union looking for a 4.5 per cent annual increase, the government's offer—an average of 1.75 per cent, according to PSAC—was the 'tipping point' that led to impasse, says PSAC national president Chris Aylward.

Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada president Jennifer Carr, left, Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward. Carr says that telework guidance from the federal government has largely been based on pre-pandemic policies.Photographs courtesy of PIPSC, PSAC

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

June 1, 2022

The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), the country's largest federal public service union, has declared an impasse in collective bargaining negotiations with the government on behalf of 120,000 workers, with national president Chris Aylward honing in on the government's wage offer as the "tip...

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