The AJC has formally requested a change to switch from conciliation/strike route to "binding conciliation" for the current round of collective bargaining.

Treasury Board has promised to provide their wage comparability study to the negotiation team for review by the end of October 2016.

The AJC negotiations team met with Treasury Board negotiators on Wednesday in a resuscitated effort after the AJC protested Treasury Board's unilateral decision to cancel bargaining.

The AJC negotiations team met with Treasury Board negotiators on December 19 and 20. Some progress was made on technical changes and minor issues.

Our mediation session with the conciliation panel was held last Wednesday and it was regrettably unproductive.

As you know, on December 20th 2016, Treasury Board (TB) rejected our proposals on pay and on compensatory leave and made no counter proposals.

Bargaining Update: A Chair has been chosen.

Bill C-4 removes unreasonable reporting rules and will make it easier for workers in federally-regulated environments to unionize.