PSAC strike: the deal, explained | About That

The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) says it has reached a tentative contract agreement with the Treasury Board covering more than 120,000 federal government workers. Andrew Chang breaks down the details of the agreement and highlights a few loose ends.

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[discod]

I think the whole damn country needs to go on strike.

[treeofthetrees]

As someone directly involved in this, I appreciated this succinct presentation.

[jonmc]

Stop including 2024 in the comparison. It's a false narrative. The deal accepted was the identical 9% over 3 years TB offered in the first place.

[schiefele]

Good work Andrew! Really paints the picture without any biases.

[Duckman]

Very well explained for someone with limited knowledge of what's been happening. Thanks. =D

[unfortunatelyrob]

government: we can't afford wages that keep up with inflation that we directly caused

[captainca]

the employees still are likely to lose purchasing power with this raise. their demands were so modest it begs the question "how poor do employers want us to be?"

[KeemiiBoo]

Absolutely love watching these videos, keep up the good work and keeping us informed!

[Lord.Kiltridge]

Not happy that Treasury workers are abandoning their brothers and sisters in the CRA on the picket lines. They should have all stayed out until they all got an agreement.

[MyriamBernard]

This was amazing. As a Fed, not in strike action, thank you for dumbing this down for me. 😊❤

[agoogleuseranonymous]

A small cohort of Spartans split and is still holding ground. Seen that somewhere.

[mariag.]

For those complaining that they aren’t getting a 3%/year raise and don’t have any benefits: Don’t be mad at other workers who are unionized and able to get something close to reasonable from their employer. Be mad at your employer for not giving you the compensation you deserve. Kick up!

[jimdavison]

PIPSC is still in a strike position and vould vote to walk off the job at any time with their 57 thousand worker. So lots still going on.

[bikesweattearsrebuildvoyag]

The summary provides useful information, although it overlooks some noteworthy aspects. It appears that the Union's initial wage increase of 13.5% was based on an inflation rate of 13.8% over the preceding two years. However, if they were to receive this increase immediately, their net gain would be zero for 2023. Assuming a projected inflation rate of 3% over the next two years, the Union's members could face a pay reduction ranging from 10% to 15% compared to 2021. Given that the average annual salary of PSAC employees is $45, 000, and the minimum wage in BC is just below $35, 000, these unionize employees are definitely considered low-wage earners and a long strike would be financially challenging, for these low-wage earners .

[achoi]

Thank u and so clear and finally I understood everyth😊

[The_Silent_One.]

Thanks For Breaking It Down & Explaining it Well

[sharky]

I HEARD THAT THE WORKERS WERE STILL GETTING PAID WHILE ON STRIKE, WHICH IS DISGUSTING IF TRUE. CAN YOU PLEASE CONFIRM?

[Lionpower]

Thank you for explaining, but something that you forgot is that the union is also fighting for use of seniority when it comes to layoffs. This is already a norm in Provincial Government and Municipal Government. I am not sure why this is not followed in Federal Government but it is an important factor in Negotiation. I believe this is not a good offer when I look at it from mathematical point of view, and hope union members see this and say NO to this agreement.

[zesteecheeze]

3 months later, they got their raise, and we're still stuck with the same level of garbage service that we've come to expect from these workers...

[vetusmeam]

Let's make our taxes go on strike