As PSAC strike continues, Mona Fortier pens ‘open letter’ on talks
Fortier’s letter
On wages, Fortier said in addition to the nine per cent raise over three years offered by the government — which is lower than the 13.5 per cent over three years demanded by PSAC — her negotiators have also offered a signing bonus for every member. Finally, while Fortier pointed to the latest federal budget’s commitment to reduce the use of contractors as part of a bid to cut costs, she wrote a full ban on contracting “would severely compromise the government’s ability to deliver services and work for Canadians.”Negotiations have been ongoing since more than 155,000 public service workers walked off the job Wednesday morning.
“It’s clear the Liberal government is feeling the pressure as we escalate our strike actions across the country,” PSAC’s national president Chris Aylward said in a statement to Global News on Monday.“But we’ve been clear — the offer the government has on the table simply doesn’t cut it.
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