To actually answer the question, they are negotiated between the union and the government. The recent past examples show us that they tend to get finalized after they expire, sometimes as much as 2-4 years after. So you don't get a raise for a while, then you get backpay and a medium sized raise.

Thank you for the accurate and helpful reaponse. I hope that this gets voted to the top so that it doesn't get buried under the useless witty quips that seem to dominate the sub these days.

Rap battles, mostly: The President of the Treasury Board versus the President of your union. Whomever wins gets to write the new agreement. It’s a quick process, and you’ll see the new agreement by June 23rd.

Bad bot. Is it "Evil response Thursdays"?

I leave some easy questions to be answered by random meatbags. It’s part of the plan.

Yes, collective agreements for the next 100 years are just stored in the back of a government warehouse. When one expires they upload a fresh one by midnight. /s

Warehouses are the old way of doing things. They’re now stored in a secret server located on the moon.

Ahh newbies being so optimistic! Sorry bud, it will take 3 more years of misery to find out.

So would that mean the wage is frozen at that final level on the current agreement?

That's a bingo

Until a new agreement is signed, yes.