The Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board has agreed with PSAC's request to bypass the lengthy Public Interest Commission (PIC) process for both the CRA and PA bargaining groups.

Our EB bargaining team met with Treasury Board for three days of mediation from June 2-4. This was the first time our EB bargaining team had met with the employer since January and since declaring impasse in February.

The Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board has agreed with PSAC's request to bypass the Public Interest Commission (PIC) process for the PA bargaining group. PSAC requested that the Board bypass the lengthy PIC process after declaring an impasse in negotiations in February. Following five days of mediation in May, the Board determined that a PIC would be unlikely to help the parties reach a deal.