Public Service Alliance of Canada BC

The PSAC Triennial Convention, as the union’s supreme governing body, has established clear priorities for the union for the next three years. In order to meet these priorities, the Convention adopted a progressive budget and resolutions with dues increase that will allow the PSAC to better represent the interests of members, as well as all Canadians, at work and in their communities.

This means there will be an average dues increase of 29 cents per member per month. The actual dues percentage will rise to 0.8963% from the current 0.8889%. This increase will take effect on January 1, 2007.

The Strike Fund

Delegates at the 2003 PSAC Convention increased strike pay from $35 to $50 per day, without an increase in the current Strike Fund dues of 35 cents per member per month. The National Board of Directors also approved to pay the necessary premiums to ensure that the health and dental benefits of our members continue during a strike.

The PSAC has the best general strike benefits of any union in Canada, which puts our members in a position of strength at the negotiating table.

In order to continue to pay for these benefits, delegates at the 2006 Convention gave direction to rebuild our Strike Fund through a special strike dues of

• $5.00 per per member per month between July 2006 and December 2006;
• then $2.75 per member per month from January 2007 until the the Strike Fund has a positive balance of $25 million;
• after which the regular strike fund dues will increase from the current 35 cents to $1.00 per member per month.

Members who earn less than $30,000 will pay a reduced amount to help rebuild the strike fund. They will pay $2 per member per month from July 2006 until the strike fund has a positive balance of $25 million.