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As part of the SP (Applied Science Patent), our contract expires September 30, 2026.

I’ve heard that unions can take quite a while to negotiate new contracts, even after the current one has expired. When can we realistically expect this process to be completed? Also, do different subgroups (BI vs. PC vs. MT) generally receive the same updates to pay increases, or are they negotiated separately?

I’m new to the PS, but I haven’t seen any relevant updates on the status of negotiations, and we’re now a little over a month away from the contract expiry date. That seems a bit bizarre to me. Why wouldn’t negotiations happen well ahead of the expiry date so that the new contract could be in effect immediately when the current one expires?

Please enlighten a newbie on how things work in the PS.

Hello,

Wonder if many people take advantage of National Bank of Canada’s Personal Flex Line of credit. For public service workers, a prime plus 0.75% rate seems pretty good opposed to most big banks and lenders.

I have a 30k unused RBC LoC from when I applied years ago but the rate is quite high (prime + 6.5%) so I’m thinking of trying to get one with NBOC.

Anyone who’s applied, is it similar to a run of the mill personal line of credit? How is the application process? Do they offer limits as high as RBC/TD?